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How I treat anemia in older adults.

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Oyedeji, CI; Artz, AS; Cohen, HJ
Published in: Blood
January 18, 2024

With the global growing older adult population, clinicians face the common, yet complex challenge of how to evaluate and manage anemia in this population. Older age predisposes to common causes of anemia such as nutritional deficiencies, inflammatory disorders, chronic kidney disease, and hematologic malignancies. Failure to diagnose and appropriately manage anemia may result in decreased quality of life, impaired cognition, impaired mobility, and increased mortality. Anemia diagnosis in older adults presents a diagnostic conundrum because anemia may have a single cause, may be multifactorial, or may have no apparent cause even after an extensive evaluation. We believe a systematic approach to diagnosis ensures appropriate testing and avoids the pitfall of undertreatment and overtreatment. In this article we present our recommended approach through common scenarios for the management of anemia in the older adult.

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Blood

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EISSN

1528-0020

Publication Date

January 18, 2024

Volume

143

Issue

3

Start / End Page

205 / 213

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Quality of Life
  • Immunology
  • Humans
  • Hematologic Neoplasms
  • Anemia
  • Aged
  • 3213 Paediatrics
  • 3201 Cardiovascular medicine and haematology
  • 3101 Biochemistry and cell biology
  • 1114 Paediatrics and Reproductive Medicine
 

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Oyedeji, C. I., Artz, A. S., & Cohen, H. J. (2024). How I treat anemia in older adults. Blood, 143(3), 205–213. https://doi.org/10.1182/blood.2022017626
Oyedeji, Charity I., Andrew S. Artz, and Harvey Jay Cohen. “How I treat anemia in older adults.Blood 143, no. 3 (January 18, 2024): 205–13. https://doi.org/10.1182/blood.2022017626.
Oyedeji CI, Artz AS, Cohen HJ. How I treat anemia in older adults. Blood. 2024 Jan 18;143(3):205–13.
Oyedeji, Charity I., et al. “How I treat anemia in older adults.Blood, vol. 143, no. 3, Jan. 2024, pp. 205–13. Pubmed, doi:10.1182/blood.2022017626.
Oyedeji CI, Artz AS, Cohen HJ. How I treat anemia in older adults. Blood. 2024 Jan 18;143(3):205–213.

Published In

Blood

DOI

EISSN

1528-0020

Publication Date

January 18, 2024

Volume

143

Issue

3

Start / End Page

205 / 213

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Quality of Life
  • Immunology
  • Humans
  • Hematologic Neoplasms
  • Anemia
  • Aged
  • 3213 Paediatrics
  • 3201 Cardiovascular medicine and haematology
  • 3101 Biochemistry and cell biology
  • 1114 Paediatrics and Reproductive Medicine