This document discusses iron deficiency anemia, including signs, symptoms, causes, prevention and risk factors. It recommends seeing a doctor if anemia is suspected rather than self-diagnosing or treating, as excess iron can damage the liver. Symptoms include fatigue, pale skin and dizziness. Causes include not making enough red blood cells, blood loss, or red blood cell destruction. Prevention involves a diet with vitamins and nutrients, and those at risk include women, infants/children, vegetarians and frequent blood donors.

2. Recommendation:
When to see a doctor: If you or your child develops
signs and symptoms that suggest iron deficiency
anemia, see your doctor. Iron deficiency anemia isn't
something to self-diagnose or treat. So see your doctor
for a diagnosis rather than taking iron supplements on
your own. Overloading the body with iron can be
dangerous because excess iron accumulation can
damage your liver and cause other complications.
Some Symptoms Are:
Fatigue.
Weakness.
Pale or yellowish skin.
Irregular heartbeats.
Shortness of breath.
Dizziness or lightheadedness.
Chest pain and cold hands and feet, Headache.

3.  Some Causes Are:
 Your body doesn't make enough red blood cells
 Bleeding causes you to lose red blood cells more quickly than they can be
replaced
 Your body destroys red blood cells
 The Prevention Of Anemia:
 Many types of anemia can't be prevented. But iron deficiency anemia and vitamin
deficiency anemias can be avoided by having a diet that includes a variety of
vitamins and nutrients, including:
 Consider a multivitamin: If you're concerned about getting enough vitamins from
the food you eat, ask your doctor whether a multivitamin may be right for you.
 Consider genetic counseling: If you have a family history of an inherited anemia,
such as sickle cell anemia or thalassemia, talk to your doctor and possibly a
genetic counselor about your risk and what risks you may pass on to your
children.
 Prevent malaria: Anemia can be a complication of malaria. If you plan on traveling
to a place where malaria is common, talk with your doctor beforehand about taking
preventive drugs. In areas where malaria is common, prevention involves reducing
exposure to mosquitoes, for example, by using bed nets treated with insecticide.

4. Sings Of Anemia:
Pallor (Skin and conjunctiva)
Tachycardia
Bounding pulse
Hemic murmur
Cardiac failure

5. Risk Factors
These groups of people may have an increased risk of iron deficiency anemia:
Women. Because women lose blood during menstruation, women in general are at greater risk of
iron deficiency anemia.
Infants and children. Infants, especially those who were low birth weight or born prematurely, who
don't get enough iron from breast milk or formula may be at risk of iron deficiency. Children need
extra iron during growth spurts. If your child isn't eating a healthy, varied diet, he or she may be at
risk of anemia.
Vegetarians. People who don't eat meat may have a greater risk of iron deficiency anemia if they
don't eat other iron-rich foods.
Frequent blood donors. People who routinely donate blood may have an increased risk of iron
deficiency anemia since blood donation can deplete iron stores. Low hemoglobin related to blood
donation may be a temporary problem remedied by eating more iron-rich foods. If you're told that
you can't donate blood because of low hemoglobin, ask your doctor whether you should be

6. This pictures represents when your body have
anemia or is normal.