Medicine:Acute posthemorrhagic anemia
| Acute posthemorrhagic anemia | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Acute blood loss anemia |
| Specialty | Emergency medicine |
| Symptoms | Tiredness , Weakness , |
| Causes | Reticulocytosis |
Acute posthemorrhagic anemia or acute blood loss anemia is a condition in which a person quickly loses a large volume of circulating hemoglobin. Acute blood loss is usually associated with an incident of trauma or a severe injury resulting in a large loss of blood. It can also occur during or after a surgical procedure.[1] As this causes a lack of oxygen that can be delivered to the organs, it can lead to hemorrhagic shock and its symptoms, such as: tachycardia; hypotension; pallor and an altered state of mind.[2]
Treatment
The treatments for the acute anaemia are resuscitation and fast replacement of lost blood with packed red blood cells which should aim to increase the level of haematocrit by 3 points and the level of haemaglobin by 1 point. The loss of blood should also be stopped with pressure and, if necessary, tools such as a tourniquet.[2]
See also
- List of circulatory system conditions
- List of hematologic conditions
References
- ↑ Turgeon, Mary (2005). "8". Clinical Hematology: Theory and Procedures (4th ed.). Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. pp. 117. ISBN 0-7817-5007-5. https://archive.org/details/clinicalhematolo0004turg.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Killeen, Robert B.; Kaur, Anahat; Afzal, Muriam (2026), "Acute Anemia", StatPearls (Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing), PMID 30725917, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK537232/, retrieved 2026-06-03
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