Anemia in the tropics
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reference value/cut-off of Hb
- adjust according to altitude of living
diagnosis
- POC test kit: HemoCue
cause
- malaria does not cause IDA directly; destruction of RBCs by Plasmodium does not cause iron loss
- anemia by malaria is mainly by inflammation, which suppresses iron absorption