Rbc Patho B

• 1. ANEMIA
  

2. DEFINITION:
Reduction in the oxygen transport capacity of the blood
Reduction below normal limits of the total circulating red cell mass.
3. CLASSIFICATION OF ANEMIA ACCORDING TO UNDERLYING MECHANISM

• Blood Loss

Acute: trauma
Chronic: lesions of gastrointestinal tract, gynecologic disturbances

• Increased Rate of Destruction

( HemolyticAnemia )

• Impaired Red Cell Production