Anemia is the rationale for this intervention that nurse urges a pregnant client at the first prenatal office visit to begin taking iron supplements immediately.
What is anemia?
- Low levels of red blood cells are referred to as anemia.
- Anemia is diagnosed through a standard blood test by a low hematocrit or hemoglobin level.
- Blood loss, a lack of new red blood cells being produced, and a high rate of red blood cell apoptosis are the three basic causes of anemia.
- Heavy periods are one factor that may cause anemia.
- When your body doesn't have enough healthy red blood cells to deliver oxygen throughout it, you have anemia.
- Anemia may be persistent or transient (chronic).
- Anemia is frequently moderate, but it can occasionally be significant and even fatal.
- This kind of anemia is not specifically treated.
- The underlying illness is the main thing that doctors treat.
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