A study of clinical profile of the patients with anemia at tertiary health care center

 

 

Abstract              Background: Anemia is the most commonly found condition in hematology and is defined as a decrease in red blood cell mass (RBC) or hemoglobin due to variable causes. Aims and Objectives: To study clinical profile of the patients with anemia at tertiary health care center. Methodology: This was a cross-sectional study carried out in the patients admitted to the department of medicine during the one year period i.e. March 2017 to March 2018, so during the one year period there were 88 patients with anemia were admitted included to study. WHO criteria was used to diagnose based on Hb. concentration All details of the patients like age, sex, clinical features etc. Were noted. All details were entered to excel sheets and analyzed by Excel software for windows 10. Result: The majority of the patients were in the age group of ≥60 were 26.14%, followed by 50-59 were 19.32%, 40-49 were 17.05%, 30-39 were 14.77%, 20-29 were 12.50%, 12-19 were 10.23%. The majority of the patients were Female - 56.82% and in Male i.e. 43.18%. The most common clinical features Fatigue-100%, Tiredness-100%, Giddiness-60%, Dyspnea in 42%, Fever in 42%, Weight loss in 32%, Palpitations in 28%, Abdominal pain in 24%, Oedema in 20%, Bleeding Diathesis in 20%, Paraesthesis in 16%, Chest pain in 14%, Jaundice in 12%, Diarrhea in 6%, Blood Loss in 6%, Focal neurology deficit in 2%. Conclusion: It can be concluded from our study that the majority of the patients were in the age group of ≥60, The majority of the patients were Female, The most common clinical features Fatigue, Tiredness, Giddiness, Dyspnea, Fever, Weight loss, Palpitations etc.

Key Word: Anemia, Hemoglobin Concentration, Symptoms of Anemia, Type of Anemia.