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Anemia - Microcytic

Anesthesia Implications

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Pathophysiology

This anemia is seen in patients with severe iron deficiency. Iron deficiency causes ineffective erythropoiesis and results in small red blood cells. Iron deficiency is typically caused by chronic...

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