Have Anemia? Let's find out!

  NORMAL ANEMIA SYMPTOMS:
    * Fatigue
    * Weakness
    * Shortness of breath
    * Light headedness
    * Beating Irregularly
    * Looking pale

SEVERE ANEMIA SYMPTOMS:

    * Chest Pain
    * Angina
    * Heart attack
    * Dizziness
    * Fainting Or Passing Out
    * Rapid Heart rate
    * Change in stool color
    * Low blood pressure
    * Jaundice (Yellow skin)
    * Heart murmur
    * Feeling Tired/Weak
    * Bright red smooth tongue
    * Nerve damage
    * Numbness in hands and feet
    * Mental changes and nerve problems
    * Pale or yellowish skin
    * Low grade fever
    * Dizziness
    * Delayed development
    * Failure to thrive
    * Digestive tract
    * Chest pain
    * Heart failure can develop
    * Difficultly walking/ Unsteady movement/ Loss of balance
    * Changes in vision, taste, smell
    * Memory loss, confusion
    * Depression
    * Bleeding Gums



Who suffers from Anemia

  • Have cultural values or attitudes towards this biotechnology  topic shifted in recent years? YES!
    * All races can develop pernicious anemia; northern European or African descents have a higher risk.
    * Men and women in the United States are equally likely to develop the disease.
    * More common in older people than younger
     * Girls going through puberty also have a particularly high risk for iron deficiency anemia because of the onset of menstruation
DIAGNOSIS:
    * Physical exam
    * Tests that determine type and cause
    * Scanning tests
    * Feeling abdomen to check size of liver
    * Complete blood count
    * Checking hemoglobin level
    * Number or red/white blood cells. Red blood cells size
    * Number of platelets in blood
    * Checking Homocysteine
    * Levels of bilirubin, potassium, cholesterol in blood
    * Schilling test
    * Bone Marrow Tests


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