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3 | P A G E • Tests to measure iron levels: ▪ Serum iron: This test measures the amount of iron in your blood ▪ Serum ferritin: Ferritin is a protein that helps store iron in your body ▪ Transferrin level, or total iron-binding capacity: Transferrin is a protein that carries iron in your blood, total iron-binding capacity measures how much of the transferrin in your blood isn't carrying iron 4. Complications: o Left untreated, anemia can cause numerous complications, such as: • Severe fatigue. When anemia is severe enough, you may be so tired and exhausted that you can't complete everyday tasks. • Heart problems: Anemia can lead to a rapid( tachycardia) or irregular heartbeat — an arrhythmia and heart murmur, your heart must pump more blood to compensate for the lack of oxygen in the blood when you're anemic, this can even lead to congestive heart failure • Death: some inherited anemias, such as sickle cell anemia 5. Treatments and drugs: o Anemia treatment depends on the cause • Iron deficiency anemia: This form of anemia is treated with changes in your diet and iron supplements • Vitamin deficiency anemias: Folic acid, vitamib B-12 and vitamin C deficiency anemias are treated with dietary supplements and increasing these nutrients in your diet. • Anemia of chronic disease: Doctors focus on treating the underlying disease • Aplastic anemia: Treatment for this anemia may include blood transfusions to boost levels of red blood cells, and a bone marrow transplant if your bone marrow is diseased • Anemias associated with bone marrow disease: Treatment of these various diseases can include simple medication, chemotherapy or bone marrow transplantation • Hemolytic anemias: Managing hemolytic anemias includes avoiding suspect medications, treating related infections and taking drugs that suppress your immune system, which may be attacking your red blood cells, and removal of the spleen can be helpful • Sickle cell anemia: Treatment for this anemia may include the administration of oxygen, and blood transfusions, folic acid supplements and antibiotics • Thalassemia: This anemia may be treated with blood transfusions, folic acid supplements, removal of the spleen (splenectomy), and a bone marrow transplant.