THE investigations of Castle and co-workers 1–6 over the past quarter century strongly support the thesis that pernicious anemia is the result of a gastric defect manifested by an inadequate ...

Laboratory evaluation of the anemic patient involves more than consideration of hematocrit and hemoglobin concentrations. As hematologic parameters continue to change and evolve over the first few ...

Iron deficiency (symbolized by the pale cells) is the most common cause of a low RBC count. Most anemia is diagnosed from screening a complete blood count (CBC). A prediction rule using the CBC and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Hematologists and oncologists are exposed to patients with anemia from all of these pathophysiologic origins.

Macrocytosis is a condition in which your red blood cells are larger than they should be. While it isn’t a condition of its own, macrocytosis is a sign that you have an underlying health condition and ...

The first few weeks to months of life are characterized by dramatic physiologic and anatomic changes. As hematologic parameters are evolving during this time period, laboratory data must be assessed ...