Runner's anemia

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• Runners Anemia Runner's anemia is a type of anemia caused by an increase in blood volume rather than a substantial decrease in red blood cells (Dang, 2001).
• A)TRUEB)FALSE9Runner's anemia is the second most prevalent form of iron deficiency and is caused by repetitive impact of the foot on the ground, destroying normal erythrocytes.
• Runner's anemia.
• Runner's anemia: More than 30 million long distance runners live in the United States today and many of them are developing iron deficiency anemia from no obvious cause.
• Runner's macrocytosis: A clue to footstrike hemolysis: Runner's anemia as a benefit vs.
• Runner's anemia as a benefit versus runner's hemolysis as a detriment.
• Runner's Anemia714 Educational Objective: To review the differential diagnosis of macrocytic anemia.

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