ANEMIA

Course overview

ANEMIA IS A REDUCTION IN HEMOGLOBIN (HB) OR HEMATOCRIT (HCT) OR RBC COUNT. IT IS A PRESENTATION OF AN UNDERLYING CONDITION AND CAN BE SUBDIVIDED INTO MACROCYTIC, MICROCYTIC, OR NORMOCYTIC. PATIENTS WITH ANEMIA TYPICALLY PRESENT WITH VAGUE SYMPTOMS SUCH AS LETHARGY, WEAKNESS, AND TIREDNESS. SEVERE ANEMIA MAY PRESENT WITH SYNCOPE, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, AND REDUCED EXERCISE TOLERANCE. THIS ACTIVITY OUTLINES THE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF ANEMIA AND EXPLAINS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN MANAGING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.