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Anemia of Chronic Disease (ACD)

Anesthesia Implications

Clinically reviewed by anesthesia providers · Updated

AnemiaAvoid HypoxiaAvoid TachycardiaAvoid HypovolemiaRenal Dysfunction

Pathophysiology

Anemia of chronic disease is a hypoproliferative, usually normocytic normochromic anemia driven by inflammation rather than by blood loss or true iron deficiency. IL -6 released during chronic...

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