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Anaemia

Prevalence
Causes
Clinical features
Investigations
Therapy
Prognosis
Prevalence

Investigations are worthwhile in all patients. c  

Note:

  • In anaemic patients with symptoms suggestive of GI blood loss or change in bowel habit, a cause can be found in a fifth. c
  • This rises to two-thirds of elderly patients. Management is altered in 40% of cases. c

Expiry date: September 2003
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Authors   R   Dinniwell , CM   Ball
Reviewer   D   Chitnavas
CAT Writers   R   Dinniwell , CM   Bal, C Wottonl