Anemia

Julie T Vieth; David R Lane

doi:10.1016/j.emc.2014.04.007

Anemia

Emerg Med Clin North Am. 2014 Aug;32(3):613-28. doi: 10.1016/j.emc.2014.04.007. Epub 2014 Jun 3.

Authors

Julie T Vieth¹, David R Lane²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, Medstar Washington Hospital Center, 110 Irving Street, North West, Washington, DC 20010, USA. Electronic address: viethjt@gmail.com.
² Department of Emergency Medicine, Medstar Washington Hospital Center, 110 Irving Street, North West, Washington, DC 20010, USA.

PMID: 25060253
DOI: 10.1016/j.emc.2014.04.007

Abstract

Patients with anemia are frequently encountered in the emergency department (ED); emergency physicians (EPs) often play an important role in the evaluation and management of anemia. Although many patients have findings consistent with anemia on routine laboratory tests, only a small percentage will require acute intervention. An understanding of the broader types of anemia and how to manage such patients is important in the practice of an EP, as the presence of anemia will impact treatment plans for a variety of other disorders. This article reviews the evaluation and management of adult patients presenting to the ED with anemia.

Keywords: Anemia; Emergency Department; Evaluation; Management.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Anemia / diagnosis*
Anemia / etiology
Anemia / therapy*
Emergency Service, Hospital
Hematologic Tests
Humans