Anemia is a condition in which the oxygen-carrying capacity or quantity of the blood is reduced.
Classification
It can be classified based on cause or the morphology:
- Cause:
- Hemorrhage
- Hemolytic
- Aplastic
- Nutritional
- Cellular morphology:
- Macrocytic (MCV>100)
- Normocytic (100>MCV>80)
- Microcytic (MCV<80)
- Normochromic (normal