Anemia What are the symptoms?
Normally, in the human body, there is hemoglobin in red blood cells that carries oxygen to various parts of the body. In patients with anemia, there are abnormal symptoms from tissues not receiving enough oxygen. The most common symptoms are easily tired, exhausted, feeling tired when exerting, fainting, dizziness, vertigo, more drowsiness than usual, rapid heartbeat, palpitations, chest pain, brittle nails, hair loss, dry skin, pale body, etc.
If the anemia is severe, that is, the hemoglobin level is less than 5 g/dL, it may trigger a heart failure because the heart will have to work harder to เล่น UFABET ผ่านมือถือ สะดวกทุกที่ ทุกเวลา pump blood to all parts of the body until the heart can’t work anymore, causing pulmonary edema. However, most patients will have mild symptoms, depending on the acuteness. In patients who have acute anemia, such as losing a large amount of blood in a short period of time, the symptoms will be more obvious and severe than those who have had chronic anemia for a long time because in the chronic group, the body adjusts until the patient doesn’t know.
Many people are diagnosed with anemia during their annual physical examination without any prior symptoms. A complete blood count (CBC) is required to confirm or conclude the diagnosis. It is not necessary to fast before the blood test.
Causes of anemia
Causes of anemia can divide into three main groups:
- Decreased red blood cell production, such as:
- Aplastic anemia
- Nutrient deficiencies necessary for red blood cell production include iron, vitamin B12, and folic acid.
- Chronic kidney disease causes a lack of hormones that stimulate the production of red blood cells.
- Some chronic diseases such as cancer, immune system diseases, etc.
- Excessive destruction of red blood cells, such as:
- Thalassemia
- G6PD deficiency
- Autoimmune hemolytic uremic syndrome
- Blood loss such as
Accident Occurrence
Gastrointestinal bleeding
Menstrual blood loss