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Research Paper | Medicine | Indonesia | Volume 10 Issue 2, February 2021

Treatment and Diagnose Approach of Moderate Anemia Patient with Suspected Colorectal Cancer: Case Report

I Made Adi Narendranatha Komara ^[9] | Made Wida Prasetya ^[2] | Jason Raymond Hotama ^[2] | I Gede Wahyu Pratama | I Made Suma Wirawan ^[16]

Abstract: Anemia is a global health problem and extremely common in hospitalized patients. It refers to decrease in the concentration of hemogloblin or hematocrit. The most common causes of iron deficiency anemia (IDA), elderly patients, and anemia associated with chronic disease. We present here a case of moderate anemia suspect of colorectal cancer with an Hb of 8.8 g/dL and use it to illustrate the therapeutic use of blood transfusions.

Keywords: anemia, colorectal cancer, blood transfusion, packed red cell

Edition: Volume 10 Issue 2, February 2021,

Pages: 1047 - 1048