Anemia is one of the most common symptoms in women. It is mainly related to factors such as poor physique, lack of attention to blood supply during pregnancy, excessive blood loss during childbirth and menstruation, and usually causes weakness, pale complexion, weight loss, and dizziness after anemia attacks. Other symptoms, if not actively diagnosed and treated, will also bring more harm. The following is a detailed introduction to the many serious consequences of severe anemia. and affecting people's work and study.
what is anemia?
Anemia is caused by the body's inability to make enough
hemoglobin. The definition given in medicine is: Anemia refers to a syndrome caused by a decrease in the volume of red blood cells in the peripheral blood of the human body, which is lower than the lower limit of the normal range and cannot transport enough oxygen to tissues. Clinically, it is often replaced by the hemoglobin (Hb) concentration; my country stipulates: adult male Hb <120g/L; adult female (non-pregnant) Hb <110g/L; pregnant woman Hb <100g/L.
Anemia is a decrease in the volume of red blood cells in the human peripheral blood
- Anemia degree classification
- Mild: hemoglobin concentration > 90g/L
- Moderate: hemoglobin concentration 60-90g/L
- Severe: hemoglobin concentration 30-60g/L
- Very severe: hemoglobin concentration <30g/L
What are the symptoms of anemia?
1.syncop
Syncope is one of the serious consequences caused by
Anemia, because people with anemia have low blood volume. If they don’t pay attention to rest or go to places with high traffic and low oxygen, it is easy to cause hypoxia and dizziness in the body. In severe cases, syncope may occur. . And suddenly fainting in the process of work or study, is bound to have a great impact, and even lead to injuries to other parts of the body.
2.Decline of memory
Because the blood oxygen level of people with anemia is reduced, resulting in insufficient oxygen and blood supply to the brain, so it is easy to cause irreversible damage to the brain tissue over a long period of time, resulting in memory loss. And the more severe the degree of anemia, the earlier the symptoms of memory loss appear, and the more severe the symptoms will be.
3.Harmful to heart health
Anemia can also affect the health of the heart, but patients with mild anemia may only be active, flustered and short of breath, while patients with severe disease will have symptoms such as shortness of breath and general weakness even if they do not exercise. A small number of patients with severe anemia also develop symptoms of heart damage such as angina pectoris and heart failure, accompanied by swelling of the lower extremities. At this time, the examination can find that the heart has mild apprehension and electrocardiogram changes.
4.Pale face
The complexion is pale. Some people have pale complexion, no complexion, no spirit, dry skin, atrophy, and lack of luster. This is a symptom of anemia, resulting in insufficient qi and
blood.
5.out of breath
If the body is
iron-deficient, it means that the body is ischemia. After physical activity, people feel palpitations and shortness of breath, which are the most common symptoms of anemia. At this time, attention should be paid to it, it is likely to be caused by the reduction of iron deficiency and blood oxygen level.
6.loss of appetite
Often feeling abdominal distension and constipation, which is caused by ischemia and hypoxia of digestive organs such as gastrointestinal tract and liver and pancreas. If it is nutritional megaloblastic anemia caused by lack of folic acid or vitamin B12, there will also be loss of taste, numbness of the tongue and red tongue with little coating.
7.poor spirit
Lack of energy, lethargy, lethargy, difficulty concentrating, unres ponsive, numbness, chills or acupuncture in hands and feet.
8.hair loss
Hair is dull, fine and brittle, prone to hair loss
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