About Anemia

Anemia, one of the more common blood disorders, occurs when the level of healthy red blood cells
(RBCs) in the body becomes too low. This can lead to health problems because RBCs contain
hemoglobin, which carries oxygen to the body's tissues. Anemia can cause a variety of
complications, including fatigue and stress on bodily organs.
Some patients with anemia have no symptoms. Others with anemia may feel:

 tired,

 fatigue easily,

 appear pale,

 develop palpitations (feeling of heart racing), and

 become short of breath.

Additional symptoms may include:

 hair loss,

 malaise (general sense of feeling unwell), and

 worsening of heart problems.

Anemia can be caused by many things, but the three main bodily mechanisms that produce it are:

1. excessive destruction of RBCs

2. blood loss
3. inadequate production of RBCs

Among many other causes, anemia can result from inherited disorders, nutritional problems (such
as an iron or vitamin deficiency), infections, some kinds of cancer, or exposure to a drug or toxin.