A patient with Crohn's disease may develop anemia. The anemia is often multifactorial and may take skill to correct.
Patient selection: Crohn's disease
Impact of anemia:
(1) worse quality of life
(2) easy fatiguability and impaired exercise capacity
(3) impaired cognition
Differential diagnosis of anemia in Crohn's disease:
(1) iron deficiency
(2) anemia of chronic disease
(3) anemia of malnutrition (protein, vitamins, micronutrients)
(4) erythropoietin deficiency
(5) autoimmune hemolytic anemia
(6) aplastic anemia
(7) adverse drug effect
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Specialty: Hematology Oncology
