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Anemia in the Elderly

Anemia is found in approximately 80% of elderly patients, most often caused by chronic disease and iron deficiency. Hemopoiesis is a crossroad for many aging-related events. Why do older patients become anemic? When should a diagnostic work up of anemia be initiated in the older person? What are the...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Balducci, Lodovico. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Ershler, William B. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Bennett, John M. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 2007.
Edition:1st ed. 2007.
Subjects:
Geriatrics.
Hematology.
Internal medicine.
Oncology  .
Nephrology.
Geriatrics/Gerontology.
Internal Medicine.
Oncology.
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-49506-4
Table of Contents:
  • Stem Cell Aging: Potential Effects on Health and Mortality
  • Anemia and Aging or Anemia of Aging?
  • B12 and Iron Deficiency in the Elderly
  • The Anemia of Chronic Inflammation
  • Anemia due to Chronic Kidney Disease in the Elderly
  • Anemia in Long-Term Care
  • Myelodysplastic Syndromes and Aplastic Anemia: Pathologic and Immunologic Implications
  • Anemia and Cancer
  • Erythropoietin Deficiency and Late-Life Anemia
  • Anemia and Physical Health Decline in Old Age.

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