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4. CLASSIFICATION OF ANEMIA
• NUTRITIONAL ANEMIA : its due
to iron deficiency anemia.
• Anemia due to deficiency of
vitamin B6,folic acid ,vitamin c,
amino acid .
APLASTICS ANEMIA: failure of bone
marrow to produce blood cells.

5. CLASSIFICATION BASED ON SEVERITY
• SEVERE ANEMIA : IN SEVERE
ANEMIA ,THE HEMOGLOBIN
LEVEL IS BELOW 5GRAM /LT.
• MODERATE ANEMIA: THE HB
LEVEL IS BETWEEN 5GRAM/LT
TO 10 GRAM /LT

6. ETIOLOGY
• Decrease iron stores in preterm's ,small for
dates and twins.
• Delayed weaning
• Malnutrition
• Chronic infection
• Malaria
• Low birth weight baby
• Defective iron metabolism

7. CLINICAL FEATURES
• PATIENT WILL BE PALLOR
• EASILY FATIQUED CHILD
• NOT THRIVING WELL
• FREQUENT INFECTION SUCH AS
GLOSSITIES,STOMATITIES .
• GROWTH RETARDATION
• UNDERWEIGHT

8. DIAGNOSIS
•HISTORY COLLECTION
•PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
•BLOOD STUDIES –
CBC,RBC,S,LOW SERUM
IRON ,TIBC-TOTAL IRON
BINDING CAPACITY

9. MANGEMENT
• ORAL IRON THERAPY WILL BE PROVIDE
LIKE FERROUS SULFATE ,FERROUS
GLUCONATE AND FERRIC SALTS IT
SHOULD BE CONTINUED FOR 6-8 WEEKS .
• RECOMMENDED DOSE FOR INFANTS
AND CJHILDRENS IS 3MG/KG/DAY.
• IRON SUPPLEMENTS SHOULD NOT BE
ADMINISTERED WITH MILK.
• DIET : PROVIDE DIET THAT IS RICH IN
IRON , FOLIC ACID AND VITAMINS C

10. • IRON RICH FOODS ARE : GREEN LEAFY
VEGETABLES, MEAT ,FISH , POULTRY ,PULSES
,CEREALS,MANGO,MELON.
• IRON PREPARATION IS GIVEN BY DEEP
IMTRAMASCULAR INJECTION ,IRON CAN BE
GIVEN INTRAVENOUSLY TO AVOID LOCAL
REACATION .
• BLOOD TRANSFUSION IS GIVEN ONLY WHEN
THE ANEMIA IS VERY SEVERE AND THE CHILD
HAS CONGESTIVE CARDIAC FAILURE