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Anemia is a dangerous complication of Vitamin B12 deficiency Vitamin B12 deficiency can lead to megaloblastic anemia, where red blood cells become abnormally large and ineffective in carrying oxygen.
The gold-standard methods for anemia diagnosis are complete blood counts and peripheral-smear observations. However, these do not allow for a complete differential diagnosis as that requires ...
Objectives To describe all iron deficiency anaemia (IDA)–related causes during follow-up of patients newly diagnosed with IDA and to assess whether a delayed colorectal cancer (CRC) diagnosis ...
Over 20 lakh from tribal areas screened for sickle cell anaemia in past 8 years: CSIR DG The genetic disorder affects red blood cells, making them sickle-shaped, instead of the usual round one ...
More than 20 lakh people from tribal areas have been screened since we started the sickle cell anaemia project eight years back, said CSIR’s Director General Nallathamby Kalaiselvi, terming it among ...
Iron-refractory iron deficiency anemia (IRIDA) is a genetic form of anemia. Learn about the causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of this condition.
Iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) is a major cause of morbidity and burden of disease worldwide. It can generally be diagnosed by blood testing and remedied by iron replacement therapy (IRT) using the ...
Management Correction of anemia by blood transfusion (6 units), and prevention of recurrence by strict abstinence from alcohol.
Microcytic cells have smaller than normal MCV while macrocytosis refers to large cell size. [9, 14, 15] The MCV is larger than normal in megaloblastic or macrocytic anemia and smaller than normal ...
Ontogeny of RBC production Embryonic and fetal hematopoiesis occurs in three phases: megaloblastic, hepatic, and myeloid. At each phase of RBC development both the sites of production and the cell ...
Chronic hyperglycemia in diabetes mellitus can lead to erythropoietic stress and subsequent anemia, which might contribute to diabetes-related complications. The authors of this Review discuss the ...
Barwani: Noting that sickle cell anaemia severely affects India's tribal population, President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday lauded the steps taken by the Madhya Pradesh government to tackle the ...