How to treat hemolytic anemia

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Hemolytic anemia, sounds a bit scary, what is hemolytic anemia? To put it bluntly, that is, if the life span of red blood cells in our body is greatly reduced, it may lead to hemolytic anemia and loss of balance. Here is how to treat hemolytic anemia.

How to treat hemolytic anemia

First: hemolytic anemia is due to the increase in the rate of destruction of red blood cells (shortened life), more than the compensatory capacity of bone marrow hematopoietic anemia. Bone marrow has 6-8 times of erythropoietic compensatory potential. If the destruction rate of red blood cells is within the compensation range of bone marrow, there is hemolysis, but there is no anemia, which is called hemolytic disease. The life span of normal red blood cells is about 120 days. Anemia occurs only when the life span of red blood cells is shortened to 15-20 days.

Second, severe acute intravascular hemolysis can cause fatal complications such as acute renal failure, shock and electrolyte disturbance, which should be treated actively. The consumption of folic acid is increased in some chronic hemolytic anemia, so folic acid should be supplemented properly. Chronic intravascular hemolysis increases iron loss, which can be treated with iron after iron deficiency is confirmed. Hemochromatosis can be caused by severe thalassemia patients who depend on blood transfusion for a long time. Iron chelating agent can be used to remove iron.

Third: it is suitable for hemolytic anemia with red blood cell damage mainly occurring in the spleen, such as hereditary spherocytosis, autoimmune hemolytic anemia with adverse reaction to glucocorticoid and some hemoglobinopathy. Although the disease can not be cured after splenectomy, it can be alleviated to varying degrees.

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The importance of red blood cells to our body is not clear, hemolytic anemia is a very sudden onset, and once the disease will be very serious, it is very painful for patients, and it may occur in all ages.