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Anemia, Acute: Multimedia

Author: Daniel Kahsai, MD, FACEP, Consulting Staff, Department of Emergency Medicine, Downey Regional Medical Center; Consulting Staff Per Diem, Department of Emergency Medicine, Kaiser Permanente-Bellflower
Coauthor(s): Craig N van Roekens, MD, MBA, MPH, FACEP, Director of Emergency Services, Vassar Brothers Medical Center
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Updated: Oct 22, 2009

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References

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Further Reading

Keywords

anemia, acute anemia, treatment, symptoms, causes, hemorrhage, hemorrhagic shock, ectopic pregnancy, esophageal varices, sickle cell anemia, sickle cell disease, hemophilia, Cooley anemia, thalassemia, hemolytic-uremic syndrome, idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, ITP, thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, TTP, chronic anemia, blood loss, iron deficiency anemia, hemoglobinopathy, congenital coagulopathy, autoimmune hemolytic anemia, acquired platelet disorder, disseminated intravascular coagulation, DIC

Contributor Information and Disclosures

Author

Daniel Kahsai, MD, FACEP, Consulting Staff, Department of Emergency Medicine, Downey Regional Medical Center; Consulting Staff Per Diem, Department of Emergency Medicine, Kaiser Permanente-Bellflower
Daniel Kahsai, MD, FACEP is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Emergency Physicians and American Medical Association
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Coauthor(s)

Craig N van Roekens, MD, MBA, MPH, FACEP, Director of Emergency Services, Vassar Brothers Medical Center
Craig N van Roekens, MD, MBA, MPH, FACEP is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Emergency Physicians, American College of Physician Executives, American Medical Association, Massachusetts Medical Society, and Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Medical Editor

Samuel M Keim, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Arizona College of Medicine
Samuel M Keim, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Emergency Medicine, American College of Emergency Physicians, American Medical Association, American Public Health Association, and Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Pharmacy Editor

Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD, Senior Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine
Disclosure: eMedicine Salary Employment

Managing Editor

Jeffrey L Arnold, MD, FACEP, Chairman, Department of Emergency Medicine, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
Jeffrey L Arnold, MD, FACEP is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Emergency Medicine and American College of Physicians
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

CME Editor

John D Halamka, MD, MS, Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; Chief Information Officer, CareGroup Healthcare System and Harvard Medical School; Attending Physician, Division of Emergency Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
John D Halamka, MD, MS is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Emergency Physicians, American Medical Informatics Association, Phi Beta Kappa, and Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Chief Editor

Barry E Brenner, MD, PhD, FACEP, Professor of Emergency Medicine, Professor of Internal Medicine, Program Director, Emergency Medicine, University Hospitals, Case Medical Center
Barry E Brenner, MD, PhD, FACEP is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American Academy of Emergency Medicine, American College of Chest Physicians, American College of Emergency Physicians, American College of Physicians, American Heart Association, American Thoracic Society, Arkansas Medical Society, New York Academy of Medicine, New York Academy of Sciences, and Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

 
 
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