Anemia Inherited hemolytic anemias (IHAs) are genetic diseases that…

Question Answered step-by-step Anemia Inherited hemolytic anemias (IHAs) are genetic diseases that… AnemiaInherited hemolytic anemias (IHAs) are genetic diseases that present with anemia due to the increased destruction of circulating abnormal RBCs (Kim et al., 2017). Inherited anemia, therefore tends to occur as a consequence of genetic mutation and when also when RBCs are defective. This can only lead to anemia because the bone marrow cannot sufficiently produce new cells. Inherited anemia can either be asymptomatic or severe. Severe anemia can be life threatening and can cause angina and cardiopulmonary decompensation (Kim et al., 2017).Acquired hemolytic anemia are a group of disorders in which premature destruction of the red cells results from an extra corpuscular abnormality outside the red cell (Shah, 2004). Acquired hemolytic anemia can occur at any age but mostly affect adult women and less affected are men and children. This type of anemia can be either acute or chronic and if a patient presents with massive splenomegaly or lymphadenopathy then the physician should look for secondary causes of hemolytic anemia like chronic lymphocytic leukemia or non Hodgkin’s lymphoma (Shah, 2004).  Health Science Science Nursing Science MISC Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)