Macrocytic anemia

Here, I talk at length about the morphology, formation, function and clinical aspects of neutrophils. Hope you find it useful. :)

The type of anemia where the RBCs are large. It can be either megaloblastic or non-megaloblastic, with common causes for megaloblastic being vitamin B12 and folate deficiency while that for non-megaloblastic being alcohol use and liver disease.

Sickle cell anemia is a genetic disease inherited in an autosomal recessive manner that causes the RBS to be defective. It’s rather common, so being aware of it is quite important.

A highly underrated disease, lead poisoning still remains relevant especially for children.

As the second most common type of anaemia, it is important to diagnose anaemia of chronic disease accurately.

Another cause for microcytic anaemia, thalassemia is a group of disorders characterised by genetic defects that result in ineffective haemoglobin.

A brief ramble on iron deficiency anaemia, the most common form of anaemia worldwide.

Classification of anaemia

An indispensable part of the body, I dive in to the structure, functions and clinical aspects of red blood cells.

In this episode, I provide a summarised description of blood.