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  2. Iron-deficiency anemia - Wikipedia

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    Iron-deficiency anemia is anemia caused by a lack of iron. [3] Anemia is defined as a decrease in the number of red blood cells or the amount of hemoglobin in the blood. [3] When onset is slow, symptoms are often vague such as feeling tired, weak, short of breath, or having decreased ability to exercise. [1]

  3. Normocytic anemia - Wikipedia

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    Normocytic anemia is a type of anemia and is a common issue that occurs for men and women typically over 85 years old. Its prevalence increases with age, reaching 44 percent in men older than 85 years. [1] The most common type of normocytic anemia is anemia of chronic disease. [1]

  4. Iron deficiency - Wikipedia

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    For women, 16% in the age range 14–50 years consumed less than the Estimated Average Requirement (EAR), and for men ages 19 and up, fewer than 3%. [18] Consumption data were updated in a 2014 U.S. government survey and reported that for men and women ages 20 and older the average iron intakes were, respectively, 16.6 and 12.6 mg/day. [19]

  5. Anemia - Wikipedia

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    If there are other, reversible causes of low vitamin B 12 levels, the cause must be treated. [106] Vitamin B 12 deficiency anemia is usually easily treated by providing the necessary level of vitamin B 12 supplementation. [107] The injections are quick-acting, and symptoms usually go away within one to two weeks. [107]

  6. List of hematologic conditions - Wikipedia

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    Anemia in kidney disease and dialysis results from the diseased kidney's inability to produce enough of the hormone erythropoietin. Erythropoietin is used to stimulate an adequate production of red blood cells from the bone marrow. [24] Anemia of prematurity: P61.2

  7. Low levels of biomarker could predict heart disease risk in ...

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    The women with the highest levels of IgM anti-PC had a 73% lower risk of CVD than those in the group with the lowest levels. The reduction was most evident in the risk of ischemic heart disease ...

  8. Reticulocytopenia - Wikipedia

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    With isolated reticulocytopenia, the main cause is Parvovirus B19 infection of reticulocytes leading to transient anemia. [2] In patients who rely on frequent red cell regeneration e.g. sickle cell disease , a reticulocytopenia can lead to a severe anemia due to the cessation in red cell production ( erythropoiesis ), referred to as aplastic ...

  9. 8 major factors that cause low testosterone levels - AOL

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    Here are some of the most common causes of low-T: Getting older . ... and roughly 20 percent of men over 60 have levels that would qualify as low. ... Women in their 60s and 70s say this $27 eye ...