Microcytic, Hypochromic

• Microcytic, Hypochromic?


  CTAILS (Chronic blood loss, Thalassemia, Anemia of Chronic Inflammation/Anemia of Chronic of Disease, IDA, Lead poisoning/plumbism, Sideroblastic anemia)
• Most common inherited aplastic anemia?


  FA ( Fanconi Anemia)
• Most common anemia among hospitalized patients?


  Anemia of Chronic inflammation/Anemia of Chronic disease
• Master regulatory hormone for systemic iron metabolism that inactivates ferroportin?


  Hepcidin
• Most common anemia?


  IDA
• Hallmark of Sideroblastic anemia?


  Ringed sideroblasts
• Production of protoporphyrin/incorporation of iron into protoporphyrin is prevented?


  Sideroblastic anemia
• Iron is trapped?


  mitochondria
• cannot be utilized for Hb synthesis