What are the symptoms of hemolytic anemia?

Answer 1

Signs and Symptoms Hemolytic anemia is a term used for a variety of anemias characterized by a low count of red blood cells. Red blood cells are produced by stem cells in bone marrow. They contain hemoglobin, a protein that carries oxygen in the blood stream throughout the body. Hemolytic anemia occurs when red blood cells have an abnormally short life span. They're destroyed faster than bone marrow can produce them. The term for destruction of red blood cells is "hemolysis." Symptoms of hemolytic anemia may vary with each child. The following are some of the most common symptoms: * Abnormally pale skin as well as jaundice or yellowing of skin and eyes * Confusion * Dark colored urine * Dizziness, weakness or intolerance to physical activity * Enlarged spleen and liver * Fever * Heart murmur * Increased heart rate Symptoms of Hemolytic anaemia can range from mild to severe. It may lead to various health problems such as arrhythmias, an enlarged heart and heart failure. These are caused because of the lack of oxygen in the blood stream, so the heart has to work harder to provide the body with enough oxygen.

The symptoms a person experiences depends on the severity of the condition and the type, as there are different types of hemolytic anaemia.

The most common symptoms are tiredness and weakness due to the lack of oxygen being delivered around the body.

Other symptoms may include:

* Dizziness * Headache * Cold hands and feet * Chills * Enlarged Spleen * Upper abdominal pain (due to an enlarged spleen) * Pale skin * Pale gums * Pale nail beds * Chest pain * Jaundice * Rapid heart rate

Answer 2

Anemia is a decrease in Red Blood Cells (RBCs) or their ability to bind with Oxygen (hemoglobin, a protein within the RBC, binds with oxygen).

Hemorrhagic anemia, or acute blood loss anemia, means that a person has lost a significant amount of blood (~15% of total circulating volume, which is around 1L of blood). Depending on the amount of blood loss, one would experience symptoms ranging from moderate to sever, also depend on the stage of compensation your body does to counter-act the decrease in circulatory blood volume.

Some of the symptoms are: fatigue, new onset shortness of breath upon expertion, palor to face, dry mouth, dry skin, low blood pressure, elevated pulse, changes in level of consciousness, diziness, coldness, cyanosis (bluish tint) to finger tips, decreased urine output, your breathing pattern will change with advanced stages. Hemorrhagic anemia, however, is treatable on its own.

Answer 3

Hemorrhagic result from blood loss. In acute hemorrhagic anemia, blood loss is rapid (as might follow a severe stab wound) it is treated by blood replacement. Slight but persistent loss (due to hemorrhoids or an undiagnosed bleeding ulcer, for example) causes chronic hemorrhagic anemia. Once the primary problem is resolved, normal erythropoietic mechanisms replace the blood cells.

Answer 4

• Reduced red blood cell count
• Loss of appetite
• Pale lips
• Pale eyelids
• Weakness
• Fatigue
• Lightheadedness
• Tiredness
• Headache
• Shortness of breath on exertion
• Pallor
• Concentration problems
• Rapid heartbeat
• Irregular heartbeat
• Chest pain
• Dizziness
• Impaired cognitive ability
• Cold skin