Significance of anaemia in the different stages of life

Authors

  • Maria Jose Guzmán Llanos Enfermera de Pediatría. Hospital SAS de Jerez de la Frontera (Cádiz)
  • José L Guzmán Zamudio
  • MJ Llanos de los Reyes-García Enfermera Hospital de Día de Hematología-Oncología Hospital del SAS de Jerez de la Frontera (Cádiz)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.6018/eglobal.15.3.248221
Keywords: Iron deficiency anemia, anemia in pregnancy, anemia in seniors

Abstract

Overview: Anemia is very common in primary care consultations and pediatrics, and IDA is the cause of 50% of all cases of anemia.

Methodology: Literature review and documentary descriptive analysis of the pathogenesis of iron-deficiency anemia, the basic diagnostic tests to study IDA and the significance of such using a specific time period in the documentary search and inclusion criteria that takes into account factors that are analyzed in the study: Ideas about the metabolism of iron. Ideas about hematopoiesis. Laboratory diagnosis and classification of anemia. Clinical features of iron deficiency anemia. Causes of iron deficiency.

Results and conclusion: The staged documentary study covers the publications on the pathogenesis of iron deficiency anemia, the basic diagnostic tests to study the IDA and the significance of such, and it shows how important this data is for professional nursing in the area of primary care and pediatrics, to identify it and act accordingly.

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Author Biography

José L Guzmán Zamudio

Phd.Médico Hematólogo
Published
30-06-2016
How to Cite
[1]
Guzmán Llanos, M.J. et al. 2016. Significance of anaemia in the different stages of life. Global Nursing. 15, 3 (Jun. 2016), 407–430. DOI:https://doi.org/10.6018/eglobal.15.3.248221.