Diseases

Hemolytic Anemia

A condition of inadequate circulating red blood cells (ANEMIA) or insufficient HEMOGLOBIN due to premature destruction of red blood cells (ERYTHROCYTES).

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A condition of inadequate circulating red blood cells (ANEMIA) or insufficient HEMOGLOBIN due to premature destruction of red blood cells (ERYTHROCYTES).

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14 entry terms
  • Anemia, Hemolytic
  • Haemolytic Anaemia
  • Anaemia, Haemolytic
  • Haemolytic Anaemias
  • Anemia, Hemolytic, Acquired
  • Anemia, Microangiopathic
  • Hemolytic Anemia, Acquired
  • Microangiopathic Hemolytic Anemia
  • Acquired Hemolytic Anemia
  • Anemia, Acquired Hemolytic
  • Anemia, Microangiopathic Hemolytic
  • Hemolytic Anemia, Microangiopathic
  • Microangiopathic Anemia
  • Microangiopathic Hemolytic Anemias

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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general or unspecified: prefer specifics

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History Note

ANEMIA, HEMOLYTIC, ACQUIRED was heading 1968-81, was ANEMIA, ACQUIRED HEMOLYTIC 1965-67; ANEMIA, CHEMICAL INDUCED HEMOLYTIC & ANEMIA, SECONDARY ACQUIRED HEMOLYTIC were headings 1965-67; for MICROANGIOPATHIC HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA use PURPURA, THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC 2012

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Hemolytic Anemia. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000743. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000743
  2. Hemolytic Anemia. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemolytic_anemia
  3. Hemolytic Anemia. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1145668