Anemias of chronic disorders

Anemia of chronic inflammation

Anemia of chronic kidney disease: ↓ epo; may see burr cells; treat w/ epo (“Chronic Kidney Disease”)

Endocrine deficiencies: hypometabolism and ↓ O2 demand with thyroid, pituitary, adrenal,or parathyroid disease → ↓ epo; can be normocytic or macrocytic