Clinical haematology · UKMLA & AKT
Anaemia of chronic disease
A free high-yield preview for the UKMLA Applied Knowledge Test. Below are the key points to recognise anaemia of chronic disease — the full SA Note notes add investigations, management, complications and 10 practice questions.
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- Most common anaemia in hospitalised patients; second most common overall after iron deficiency anaemia. Caused by sustained systemic inflammation leading to iron maldistribution - not iron depletion.
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