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- Anemia - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
Symptoms Anemia symptoms depend on the cause and how bad the anemia is Anemia can be so mild that it causes no symptoms at first But symptoms usually then occur and get worse as the anemia gets worse
- Iron deficiency anemia - Diagnosis treatment - Mayo Clinic
To diagnose iron deficiency anemia, your doctor may run tests to look for: Red blood cell size and color With iron deficiency anemia, red blood cells are smaller and paler in color than normal
- Iron deficiency anemia - Symptoms causes - Mayo Clinic
Iron deficiency anemia is a common type of anemia — a condition in which blood lacks adequate healthy red blood cells Red blood cells carry oxygen to the body's tissues
- Anemia - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic
Treatment Anemia treatment depends on the cause Iron deficiency anemia Treatment for this form of anemia usually involves taking iron supplements and changing the diet
- Thalassemia - Symptoms causes - Mayo Clinic
Thalassemia (thal-uh-SEE-me-uh) is a blood disorder It's inherited, which means it's passed from parents to children through genes Genes carry information that can affect many things, including what people look like and whether they might have certain diseases
- Sickle cell anemia - Symptoms causes - Mayo Clinic
Sickle cell anemia is caused by a change in the gene that tells the body to make hemoglobin Hemoglobin is the iron-rich compound in red blood cells that allows these cells to carry oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body
- Sickle cell anemia - Diagnosis treatment - Mayo Clinic
Preventing infections Children with sickle cell anemia might receive penicillin from about 2 months old to 5 years old, or longer This medicine can help prevent infections, such as pneumonia, which can be life-threatening to children with sickle cell anemia
- Aplastic anemia - Symptoms causes - Mayo Clinic
Aplastic anemia is a condition that happens when your bone marrow stops making enough new blood cells The condition leaves you tired and more prone to infections and uncontrolled bleeding A rare and serious condition, aplastic anemia can develop at any age It can happen suddenly, or it can come
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