VIII.

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY

PREDISPOSING FACTORS: PRECIPITATING FACTORS:

 Age  pregnancy
 Lifestyle (Decreased
Iron intake, Stress)
Decreased iron intake with
 Chronic Hypertension
Increased demand for Iron during
pregnancy

Iron in the body is

used up

Decreased iron reserves needed for hemoglobin production

Decreased RBC production due to lack of hemoglobin

IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA

Diminished O2 carrying capacity of the blood (hypoxemia)

Decreased distribution of oxygen in the tissues (hypoxia)

Fatigue, Headache, Pallor