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First Aid labels it under normocytic anemia, whereas Rapid Review Goljan labels it under microcytic anemia. 
What do you guys think?
What do you guys think?
anemia of chronic disease: 1. microcytic anemia: chronic cytokine stimulation 2. blood loss: normocytic anemia. could you please answer this query? thank you....Furthermore, the same disease itself can cause anemia by two different mechanisms. For example Colon cancer can cause blood loss (microcytic) and chronic cytokine stimulation (normocytic)...
Blood loss causes normocytic anemia acutely as you have several reticulocytes with large diameter which increases the MCV back to normal range. But in the long run, when you have mild chronic blood loss as in colonic cancer or heavy menstruation then it's Iron deficiency anemia which is microcytic.anemia of chronic disease: 1. microcytic anemia: chronic cytokine stimulation 2. blood loss: normocytic anemia. could you please answer this qyery? thank you.
It really made my conceptAnemia of chronic disease can be ...... chronic inflammations while it's low in Iron deficiency anemia.