07-03-2026
Anemia is defined as a reduction of the total
circulating red cell mass below normal limits.
Anemia reduces the oxygen-carrying capacity of
the blood, leading to tissue hypoxia.
- Robbins 11th ed
ANAEMIA
DR. PALLAVI DEKA, MD (PATH) • Anemia is functionally defined as: a decrease in the competence of
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, blood to carry oxygen to tissues, thereby causing tissue hypoxia.
DEPT. OF PATHOLOGY,
PIMC, RI-BHOI
• In clinical medicine, the word refers to a decrease in the normal
concentration of hemoglobin and/or erythrocytes.
1 2
It is one of the most common problems encountered
in clinical medicine.
However, anemia is not a disease but the expression
of an underlying disorder or disease
Important clinical marker of a disorder that could be
basic or sometimes more complex.
Therefore, once the diagnosis of anemia is made, the
physician must determine its exact cause.
3 4
, 07-03-2026
Diagnosis of anemia and
determination of its cause
DIAGNOSIS requires information
obtained from:
OF ANEMIA
• The patient history,
• Physical examination, and
• Laboratory data.
5 6
7 8
Anemia is defined as a reduction of the total
circulating red cell mass below normal limits.
Anemia reduces the oxygen-carrying capacity of
the blood, leading to tissue hypoxia.
- Robbins 11th ed
ANAEMIA
DR. PALLAVI DEKA, MD (PATH) • Anemia is functionally defined as: a decrease in the competence of
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, blood to carry oxygen to tissues, thereby causing tissue hypoxia.
DEPT. OF PATHOLOGY,
PIMC, RI-BHOI
• In clinical medicine, the word refers to a decrease in the normal
concentration of hemoglobin and/or erythrocytes.
1 2
It is one of the most common problems encountered
in clinical medicine.
However, anemia is not a disease but the expression
of an underlying disorder or disease
Important clinical marker of a disorder that could be
basic or sometimes more complex.
Therefore, once the diagnosis of anemia is made, the
physician must determine its exact cause.
3 4
, 07-03-2026
Diagnosis of anemia and
determination of its cause
DIAGNOSIS requires information
obtained from:
OF ANEMIA
• The patient history,
• Physical examination, and
• Laboratory data.
5 6
7 8
