1.ANEMIA

2. DEFINITION:
Reduction in the oxygen transport capacity of the blood
Reduction below normal limits of the total circulating red cell mass.
3. CLASSIFICATION OF ANEMIA ACCORDING TO UNDERLYING MECHANISM

Blood Loss

Acute: trauma
Chronic: lesions of gastrointestinal tract, gynecologic disturbances

Increased Rate of Destruction

( HemolyticAnemia )

Impaired Red Cell Production