Classification of Anemias.pdf

SUGGESTIONS FOR A RAPID CI,A8SIFlCATION OF THE ANEMIAS, ETC. 173
anemia which, in the writer's mind, outweigh' this apparent discrepancy,
notably, the greatly increased mean and median diameters.
The average diameter of red cells, superior to 8 microns, in
twenty-nine cases was 9.51 microns. The average diameter of red
cells, inferior to 7.7 microns, in three cases was 6.22.
Of the total forty-two cases, eighteen were demonstrated by their
prompt response to liver extract to be dysplastic; eight by their
failure to respond to this substance seemed to be hypoplastic. In
the remaining sixteen cases either the time .element ,f or correct
observation has been too short or they have failed to return for
treatment and no classification is possible.
Divided according to age periods, 206 of these cases are as follows:
Syndrome
Five·year age period s Nutritional
Unbalance
8pru~ Total
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1- • . . . •. •. • •. . . . . . . . I 3 4,
ll-- 9. . ..... . . . .. .. . . .. .. . I I 2
IG-I4 , . 1 3 (
1ll--19 _ . 2 5 7
20-24 . Jl 7 18
25-211 . 12 11 23
30-31 .. 10 12 22
35-39. . •. . .•. •. . . . . ... .. . . . . . . •... . . .. 18 13 31
4G-44 , . 7 14 21
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