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Anemia is low hemoglobin.

There is a long list of causes for anemia. Usually, anemia is grouped by RBC cell size, mean corpuscular volume (MCV).

Classifications

Anemia

Normocytic anemia (MCV 80–100 fl)

Mnemonic TAILS:^[1]

Mnemonic Few Big RBCs May Lead To Palor:

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 =Specific types of anemia=
 ==Pernicious anemia==
-===General===
+{{Main|Pernicious anemia}}
-*Macrocytic anemia.
-Etiology:
+==Sickle cell anemia==
-*Autoimmune - leads to loss of parietal cells.
+{{Main|Sickle cell anemia}}
-**Parietal cells produce ''intrinsic factor'' (important for vitamin B12 absorption) and ''hydrogen chloride''.
-Diagnosis - serology for antibodies to:<ref name=pmid12643357>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Oh | first1 = R. | last2 = Brown | first2 = DL. | title = Vitamin B12 deficiency. | journal = Am Fam Physician | volume = 67 | issue = 5 | pages = 979-86 | month = Mar | year = 2003 | doi =  | PMID = 12643357 }}</ref>
-*Parietal cells.
-*Iintrinsic factor.
-===Microscopic===
-Features:
-*Loss of parietal cells.
-=See also=
-*[[Sickle cell anemia]].
 =References=