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Anemia can contribute to: ☑: coronary ischemia Composition of blood ☑: 5.5L total. 50-55% = plasma; 90% water Erythropoesis is stimulated by... ☑: erythropoetin Hemoglobin A ☑: the majority of adult hemoglobin. 97% of circulating hemoglobin. 2 alpha and 2 beta chains. HbA2 ☑: minor adult hemoglobin. 2-3% of circulating hemoglobin. 2 alpha and 2 delta chains. Hemoglobin F EXCELLENCE ☑: Fetal hemoglobin. 2 alpha and 2 gamma chains. Has a greater affinity for and more regularly binds O2. Anemia ☑: a decrease in circulating red blood cells in the body, as reflected by a reduction in hemoglobin, hematocrit, and/or RBCs. Less than 14 in men and less than 12 in women. Normal RBC ☑: 4.5-6 Normal Hemoglobin ☑: 13 in men, 12 in women. Normal HCT ☑: 40-50in men; 35-45 in women. usually 3x the hemoglobin count. Reticulocyte count ☑: Low (0.5%) High (2%) if high, bone marrow is trying to compensate for loss in hgb or red cells. problem exists outside of the bome marrow MCV (mean corpuscular volume)