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