signs and symptoms of anemia

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SIGNS ANDSIGNS AND

SYMPTOMS OFSYMPTOMS OFANEMIAANEMIA


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Signs and symptoms vary dependingon the cause of your anemia, but may

include:Fa tig u e

Pa le skin

A fast or irreg u la r h eartb ea t S h ortn ess o f b rea th C h est p a in

D izzin ess

C og n itive p rob lem s C old h an d s an d fee tH ead ache


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Iron Deficiency Anemia

E xtrem e fa tig u e Pa le skin

W eakn ess S h ortn ess o f b rea th

H ea d ache D izzin ess or lig h th ead ed n ess

C o ld h an d s an d fee tIrrita b ility


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In flam m a tion o r soren ess o f you rtongue

In crease d like lih ood o f in fection s B rittle n a ils

( )Irreg u la r h ea rtb ea t a rrh yth m ia-U n u su a lcravin g s fo r n on n u tritive, ,su b stan ces su ch a s ice d irt o r p u re

starch,Poor ap p e tite e sp ecia lly in in fan ts a n d

ch ild ren w ith iron d e ficien cy an em iaR estle ss leg s syn d rom e an

u n com fortab le tin g lin g o r craw lin g


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Sickle Cell Anemia

Anemia . .Sickle cells are fragile They break,apart easily and die leaving you chronically

.short on red blood cells Red blood cells

usually live for about 120 days before they. ,die and need to be replaced However sickle.cells die after only 10 to 20 days The result

,is a chronic shortage of red blood cells known.as anemia Without enough red blood cells in

,circulation your body can't get the oxygen it.needs to feel energized That's why anemia

.causes fatigue


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pisodes of pain . ,Periodic episodes of pain,called crises are a major symptom of sickle

. -cell anemia Pain develops when sickle shaped

red blood cells block blood flow through tiny,blood vessels to your chest abdomen and. .joints Pain can also occur in your bones The

pain may vary in intensity and can last for a.few hours to a few weeks Some people

.experience only a few episodes of pain Others.experience a dozen or more crises a year If a,crisis is severe enough you may need

hospitalization so that pain medication can be( ).injected into your veins intravenously

-and foot syndrome . Swollen hands and feet may be the first signs of sickle cell anemia

. -in babies The swelling is caused by sickle shaped red blood cells blocking blood flow out

.of their hands and feet


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Aplastic AnemiaFa tig u e

S h ortn ess o f b rea th w ith exertion R ap id or irreg u lar heart ra te

Pa le skin Freq u en t o r p ro lon g ed in fection s

U n exp la in ed or easy b ru isin g N oseb leed s an d b leed in g g u m s

Pro lon g ed b leed in g from cu ts S kin rash

D izzin essH ead ache


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Pernicious Anemia

Fa tig u e Pa le or ye llow ish sk in S ore m ou th an d ton g u e

W e ig h t loss D ia rrh ea N u m b n ess or tin g lin g in you r h an d s

an d fee t

M u scle w eakn ess Irritab ility U n stead y m ove m en ts

M en ta lco n fu sion o r fo rg e tfu ln ess


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