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Anemia

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Hemoglobin
Hemoglobin
Ovalocytoses
Ovalocytoses
Red blood cells, elliptocytosis
Red blood cells, elliptocytosis
Red blood cells, multiple sickle cells
Red blood cells, multiple sickle cells
Red blood cells, sickle and pappenheimer
Red blood cells, sickle and pappenheimer
Red blood cells, sickle cell
Red blood cells, sickle cell
Red blood cells, sickle cells
Red blood cells, spherocytosis
Red blood cells, spherocytosis
Red blood cells, target cells
Red blood cells, target cells
Symptoms

Possible symptoms include:


Signs and tests

The doctor will perform a physical examination, and will look for the presence of a pale complexion and rapid heart rate.

Anemia can be confirmed by a red blood count or hemoglobin level. Other tests depend on the type of anemia.


Review Date: 10/30/2006
Reviewed By: William Matsui, MD, Assistant Professor of Oncology, Division of Hematologic Malignancies, The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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