Clinical haematology · UKMLA & AKT

Haemolytic anaemia

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  • Haemolytic anaemia: RBCs destroyed faster than bone marrow can replace them (normal RBC lifespan ~120 days). Bone marrow compensates with increased erythropoiesis → raised reticulocyte count. Typically produces a normocytic anaemia.

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