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Iron-deficiency anemia This type of anemia presents with:
Brittle, spoon-shaped nails
Cheilosis (cracks at the corners of the mouth)
Glossitis (Smooth, sore tongue)
Pica (a craving for unusual substances)
Vitamin B12 deficiency anemia This type of anemia presents with:
Neuro symptoms = paresthesias in extremities, proprioception (sense of one's
position in space), may progress to spinal cord damage
Folic acid deficiency anemia This type of anemia presents with:
Glossitis, cheilosis, and diarrhea are common but NO NEURO SYMPTOMS
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Sickle Cell Disease This type of anemia presents with:
Pain, the loaction depends on where the ischemia/infarction is occurring. The
duration of a crisis can last 4-6 days on average
Acquired Hemolytic Anemia This type of anemia presents as a result of:
• Mechanical trauma (prosthetic heart valves, severe burns, hemodialysis, radiation)
• Autoimmune disorders
• Bacterial or protozoal infection
• Immune-system-mediated responses (transfusion reaction)
• Drugs, toxins, chemical agents, or venoms
Aplastic Anemia This type of anemia presents as a result of:
exposure to chemical substances or chemotherapy, viral infection (mononucleosis,
hep C, HIV)
Bone marrow is replaced with fat, stem cell pool significantly reduced, unable to
replace RBCs
Thalassemia This type of anemia presents as a result of:
• An inherited disorder
• Leads to deficient hemoglobin production and fragile hypochromic, microcytic
RBCs
• Mediterrean descent (Italy/Greece), Asian ancestry (Thailand, Phillipines, China),
Africans & African Americans
Blood Loss Anemia This type of anemia presents as a result of of acute blood loss
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Iron-deficiency anemia This type of anemia presents with:
Brittle, spoon-shaped nails
Cheilosis (cracks at the corners of the mouth)
Glossitis (Smooth, sore tongue)
Pica (a craving for unusual substances)
Vitamin B12 deficiency anemia This type of anemia presents with:
Neuro symptoms = paresthesias in extremities, proprioception (sense of one's
position in space), may progress to spinal cord damage
Folic acid deficiency anemia This type of anemia presents with:
Glossitis, cheilosis, and diarrhea are common but NO NEURO SYMPTOMS
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Sickle Cell Disease This type of anemia presents with:
Pain, the loaction depends on where the ischemia/infarction is occurring. The
duration of a crisis can last 4-6 days on average
Acquired Hemolytic Anemia This type of anemia presents as a result of:
• Mechanical trauma (prosthetic heart valves, severe burns, hemodialysis, radiation)
• Autoimmune disorders
• Bacterial or protozoal infection
• Immune-system-mediated responses (transfusion reaction)
• Drugs, toxins, chemical agents, or venoms
Aplastic Anemia This type of anemia presents as a result of:
exposure to chemical substances or chemotherapy, viral infection (mononucleosis,
hep C, HIV)
Bone marrow is replaced with fat, stem cell pool significantly reduced, unable to
replace RBCs
Thalassemia This type of anemia presents as a result of:
• An inherited disorder
• Leads to deficient hemoglobin production and fragile hypochromic, microcytic
RBCs
• Mediterrean descent (Italy/Greece), Asian ancestry (Thailand, Phillipines, China),
Africans & African Americans
Blood Loss Anemia This type of anemia presents as a result of of acute blood loss
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