Acute posthemorrhagic anemia
| Acute posthemorrhagic anemia | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Acute blood loss anemia |
| Specialty | Emergency medicine |
| Symptoms | Tiredness , Weakness , |
| Causes | Reticulocytosis |
Acute posthemorrhagic anemia or acute blood loss anemia is a condition in which a person quickly loses a large volume of circulating hemoglobin. Acute blood loss is usually associated with an incident of trauma or a severe injury resulting in a large loss of blood. It can also occur during or after a surgical procedure.[1] As this causes a lack of oxygen that can be delivered to the organs, it can lead to hemorrhagic shock and its symptoms, such as: tachycardia; hypotension; pallor and an altered state of mind.[2]
This condition belongs to normocytic and normochromic anemia.[3]
Treatment
The treatments for the acute anaemia are resuscitation and fast replacement of lost blood with packed red blood cells which should aim to increase the level of haematocrit by 3 points and the level of haemaglobin by 1 point. The loss of blood should also be stopped with pressure and, if necessary, tools such as a tourniquet.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ Turgeon, Mary (2005). "8". Clinical Hematology: Theory and Procedures (4th ed.). Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. pp. 117. ISBN 0-7817-5007-5.
- 1 2 Killeen, Robert B.; Kaur, Anahat; Afzal, Muriam (2026), "Acute Anemia", StatPearls, Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing, PMID 30725917, retrieved 2026-06-03
- ↑ Yilmaz, Gizem; Shaikh, Hira (2023). Normochromic Normocytic Anemia. Treasure Island, Florida: StatPearls Publishing. PMID 33351438.