Anaemia
sorted by MCV
normocytic
- Haemolytic anaemia
- Anaemia of chronic disease
- Poor use of iron in erythropoiesis - ↑ inflammation ⇒ IL-6 mediated ↑ hepcidin ⇒ ↓ Fe in plasma
- Cytokines ⇒ ↓ RBC lifespan
- ↓ production + response to EPO
- Acute blood loss
- Aplastic anaemia
- Haem cancers: Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, acute myeloid leukaemia, Chronic myeloid leukaemia... → bone marrow failure
- pregnancy