Today we are continuing our discussion on anemia, and we are focusing Normocytic Anemia.

If you missed it last week, we talked Anemia Part 1: Microcytic Anemia. If you missed it go check it out.

Lets go ahead and get started:

Today we are going to discuss:

How to approach Normocytic Anemia
Best way to work-up Normocytic Anemia
The Causes and Pathophysiology
1. Decreased Production
2. Increased destruction or sequestration
3. Blood-loss
4. Fluid over-load
The most common cause of Normocytic Anemia - Anemia of Chronic Disease
Best place to start if your patient has Normocytic Anemia
- Peripheral Smear!
The caveats of Normocytic Anemia

Next week we will finish up and discuss Macrocytic Anemia.

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