E. Anders Kolb, MD; Adam S. Levy, MD
INTRODUCTION
Anemia is a laboratory finding reflecting a decrease in red blood cell (RBC) mass below an age-appropriate normative value. Anemia may be associated with pallor, but it is more likely a silent symptom and detected only on routine screening studies. Pallor and anemia are not diagnoses; rather, they are signs and symptoms of an underlying disease process requiring a thorough evaluation by the primary care physician.
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