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Principles o Blood Collection and
11 Classif cation and Laboratory

CHAPTER Assessment
Processing o Anemias

KEY TERMS

absolute iron de ciency anem ia functional iron de ciency anem ia microcytic

anem ia macrocytic norm ocytic

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Overview of anemia ■ Give examples of macrocytic anemias and pathological megaloblas-

■ Describe the laboratory measurements that de ne anemia. tic anemias.

■ De ne the term, functional anemia. Referring to the given algorithm, list the laboratory assays that can
■ Name underlying disorders that can contribute to anemia. be used to identify the various categories of anemia.

■ Brie y explain the characteristics of categories of anemia using a
Development of anemia pathophysiological basis.

■ Explain the relationship of anemia as it relates to normal erythrocyte Compare the morphologic and pathophysiological categories of
kinetics anemia

Compare the core problem of absolute iron de ciency anemia and

functional iron de ciency anemia. Laboratory assessment of anemias

■ List the supplementary assays that may be of assistance in estab-
Clinical signs and symptoms of anemia lishing a speci c anemia diagnosis.

■ State what causes the clinical signs and symptoms of anemia. Compare the ndings of basic tests performed in the hematology

■ Brie y describe the usual complaints of an anemic patient. laboratory to supplementary assays that assist in establishing a dif-

ferential anemia diagnosis.
Classi cation of anemias

■ Describe the organization of anemias according to erythrocyte size NOTE:

and explain the limitation of such a system.
■ indicates MLT and MLS core content

indicates MLT (optional) and MLS advanced content

OVERVIEW OF ANEMIA DEVELOPMEN OF ANEMIA

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