title: Adult anemia: determine clinical significance.
abstract: Severity of adult anemia does not reliably indicate its origin or clinical significance. Causes range from dietary insufficiency to occult bleeding and from chronic disease processes to hemolysis. NPs can identify the different types of anemia with a thorough history, physical examination, and appropriate laboratory testing.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Associates, Orlando, Fla, USA.
authors.forename: Vicki Lynn
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: Montoya
authors.forename: Diane
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wink
authors.forename: Mary Lou
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Sole
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000740:Anemia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D000743:Anemia, Hemolytic / Q000175:diagnosis; D019411:Clinical Laboratory Techniques; D005494:Folic Acid Deficiency; D006801:Humans; D009733:Nursing Diagnosis; D010808:Physical Examination; D013789:Thalassemia / Q000175:diagnosis; D014806:Vitamin B 12 Deficiency / Q000175:diagnosis