Also referred to as low hemoglobin. This is a deficiency of healthy red blood cells to carry adequate amounts of oxygen to the body’s tissues. Anemia occurs, commonly the kidneys are failing as they are responsible to produce a hormone that triggers red blood cells t be produced in the bone marrow. Other types of anemia are:

• Megaloblastic – Deficiency of vitamin B12 or folic acid which is required for synthesis of DNA.
• Hemolytic – Occurs due to the abnormal breakdown of red blood cells, known as hemolysis.
• Anemia of chronic disease- This is seen in chronic immune activation, chronic infection, and malignancy.
• Aplastic – When there is a failure of bone marrow due to deficiencies of all types of blood cells.
• Iron deficiency – A lack of sufficient iron in the body.