Anemia - D. Silverberg

  This book provides an update on a variety of aspects of anemia. It begins with a review of the impact of anemia on morbidity and mortality (1). It then examines the various mechanisms involved in the production of anemia including the role of programmed cell death (2), membrane shedding from RBCs as a mechanism of membrane modulation and damage control (3) the role of oxidative stress (4) and the various other mechanisms involved in the production of anemia in chronic disease including inflammation, nitric oxide, and iron deficiency (5). A recent example of the anemia of chronic disease is the anemia associated with Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease and this is then reviewed (6 ).