Anaemia 101

Saving Lives In Slow Motion

In this episode I cover the different type so anaemia as I have found it can cause much confusion and there are so many different types, from mild iron deficiency to types that can be life threatening.

Iron deficiency anaemia: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/iron-deficiency-anaemia/

Bone marrow: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/body/22818-bone-marrow

Haem and non haem iron: https://www.mkuh.nhs.uk/patient-information-leaflet/good-sources-of-iron

Vitamin C and iron: https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/iron_and_vitamin_c_the_perfect_pair

Aplastic anaemia: https://www.gosh.nhs.uk/conditions-and-treatments/conditions-we-treat/aplastic-anaemia/

Pernicious anaemia: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/22377-pernicious-anemia

Anaemia of chronic disease: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/14477-anemia-of-chronic-disease

MCV on a blood count: https://medlineplus.gov/lab-tests/mcv-mean-corpuscular-volume/

Leukaemia:

https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/leukaemia

Haemolytic anaemia: https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/hemolytic-anemia

Sickle cell disease: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/sickle-cell-disease/

Thalassemia: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/14508-thalassemias

Iron diet sheet: https://kingstonhospital.nhs.uk/information/iron-diet-sheet/

Eating your greens: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34034049/

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