Depression or anemia? Similar symptoms can confuse the diagnosis Health

Excessive fatigue, lack of attitude, difficulty concentration and symptoms that represent both depression and anemia. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 4.4% of the world’s population suffers from frustration, which affects about 30% of the anemia, which has become a global public health problem.

According to Dr. Barbara de Alancar, difference between two frames is required to ensure proper treatment. “Depression and anemia are common conditions in clinical practice. Both are symptoms such as fatigue, discouragement and trouble concentration. However, they are varying diseases with completely different treatment.

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According to the doctor, in addition to the symptoms of joint, the source of each condition is different. ?

Depression

According to WHO, Brazil is the most prevalent country of depressive disorder in Latin America. Diagnosis of depression based on DSM-5 or ICD-10 standards is essentially clinical. Often, questionnaires such as Beck’s Depression Scale are applied as a means of assessing the severity of the disease.

Mental disorder arises without obvious cause and expands for days, months and years. Treatment must be in line with the needs of each person and develop with a team of qualified professionals such as psychiatrists and psychologists.

“It is important to do laboratory tests to dismiss the organic causes of similar symptoms such as anemia, which is diagnosed with anemia, with complemental blood calculation and ferritin dose, serum iron, vitamin B12 and folic acid, along with others, emphasize the doctor.

Anemia

Contrary to popular belief, there are seven types of anemia. Problems in the bone marrow, iron deficiency, up to the applaust anemia, tissue red blood cells, neutrophils and platelets, and body protection are the elements of the body. In all cases, it is necessary to support health professionals, diagnose and propose a specific treatment for each patient.

Learn the types of anemia

• Iron Anemia: Iron is required for the construction of red blood cells, and this mineral deficiency reduces the number of cells.
• Megaloblastic anemia: Vitamin B12 is caused by deficiency and folic acid. The name is that the size of red blood cells increases in response to the smallest number of the body.
• Sickle Cell Anemia: It originates from the disability of hemoglobins, where red blood cells get a long long appearance.
• Thalassemia: Hereditary nature, such as minor, intermediate and major hemoglobin, causes various levels of changes.
• Applaust Anemia: Cause caused by bone marrow problems, where fabric stops producing red blood cells, neutrophils and platelets properly
• Auto Immune Hemolytic Anemia: The creature now produces antibodies that attack and destroy red blood cells, called “hemolysis” in the process
• Anemia by inflammation: related to inflammatory state, as a consequence of infection or self -antiblyism

Source: Israel Institute for Teaching and Research Albert Einstein (IIEEP)

*Under the supervision of Ila Ferrera, Journalism Intern, Oliberal.com reporter Kamila Guimaries