This is a draft cheat sheet. It is a work in progress and is not finished yet.
Anemia
Regenerative Causes |
Non-regenerative |
Blood loss |
Hemolysis |
Decreased production |
Blood vessel damage |
Intra/extravascular RBC destruction |
Chronic renal failure |
Hemostatic abnormalities |
RBC parasitism/infection |
Anemia of chronic disease |
Parasitism |
Oxidative injury |
Generalized bone marrow disease |
Iatrogenic |
Immune-mediated |
Iron deficiency |
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Inherited diseases |
Endocrine |
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Neoplasia |
Portosystemic shunt |
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Severe hypophosphatemia (rare |
Neoplasia |
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Copper deficiency? |
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Anemia
Mild |
Dogs ≥ 33%; Cats ≥ 26% |
Moderate |
Dogs ≥ 24%; Cats ≥ 23% |
Marked |
Dogs ≤ 23%; Cats ≤ 23% |
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