Condition- Normocytic Anaemia

Question 1

What is normocytic anaemia?

Answer 1

Anaemia with normal MCV (80-100)

Question 2

List some of the causes of normocytic anaemia

Answer 2

• Anaemia of chronic disease
• Haemolytic anaemia
• Failure of RBC production:
  
  • Chronic kidney disease/ renal failure- abnormal EPO drive
  • Bone marrow failue/ suppression e.g. aplastic anaemia, chemo
  • Bone marrow infiltration- malignancy
  • B2 deficiency
• Uncompensated increase in plasma volume
  
  • pregnancy
  • fluid overload
• Acute blood loss
  
  • Oesophageal varices
  • peptic ulcer
  • trauma
• Pooling of RBCs in spleen: Hypersplenism in portal cirrhosis