Therapeutic Management
The objective of medical management is to reverse the anemia by treating the underlying cause and to make up for any deticiency of blood, blood component, or substance the blood needs for normal functioning. For example, blood or blood cells are replaced after hemorrhage; in nutritional anemias the specific deficiency is replaced.
In patients with severe anemia, supportive medical care may include oxygen therapy, bed rest, and replacement of intravascular volume with intravenous fluids. The prognosis for anemia depends on the correction of the cause.