Anemia in children

Anemia is a disease that occurs in the human body. This disease occurs mostly because the quantity or ratio of a certain element in the human body does not meet the standard. This disease can be cured, and there is a certain degree range for this disease, such as mild, moderate and severe. Children can also suffer from anemia, but many people don’t know. So what is the degree of anemia in children?

Anemia in children is divided into four degrees: mild, moderate, severe, and very severe according to the amount of hemoglobin and red blood cell count in peripheral blood. According to the mean corpuscular volume (MCV), mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH) and mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC), anemia is divided into four categories: macrocytic anemia, normocytic anemia, microcytic anemia and microcytic hypochromic anemia. According to the cause of the disease, anemia is divided into three categories: hemorrhagic, hemolytic and underproduction.

According to the World Health Organization's diagnostic criteria for anemia in children: 6 months to less than 5 years old, hemoglobin <110g/L is anemia. 5 to 11 years old, hemoglobin <115g/L, which is anemia. 12 to 14 years old, hemoglobin <120g/L is anemia.

In addition, the my country Pediatric Hematology Conference (1998) recommended:

In the neonatal period, hemoglobin <145g/L is considered anemia. From January to April, hemoglobin is less than 90g/L, which is anemia. From April to June, hemoglobin is less than 100g/L, which is anemia.

The severity of anemia in children is as follows: Mild anemia: hemoglobin < normal lower limit ~90g/L.

Moderate anemia: hemoglobin <90g/L~60g/L.

Severe anemia: hemoglobin <60g/L~30g/L.

Extreme anemia: hemoglobin <30g/L.

The severity of anemia in newborns :

Mild anemia: hemoglobin 120g/L~144g/L.

Moderate anemia: hemoglobin <120g/L~90g/L.

Severe anemia: hemoglobin <90g/L~60g/L.

Extreme anemia: hemoglobin <60g/L.

Prevention: 1. Nutritional iron deficiency anemia: The main thing is to do a good job in health education. Parents should be aware of the harmfulness of this disease to children and the importance of prevention. Specific measures should include health guidance for pregnant mothers, proper feeding of children after birth, emphasis on timely addition of complementary foods rich in iron, especially animal foods such as various red meats, liver, etc., treatment of digestive system diseases, malnutrition and infectious diseases, early administration of iron supplements for premature infants and twins, and attention to the supply of nutrients for children in the recovery period of the disease.