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Title: Diagnostic accuracy of “pallor” for detecting mild and severe anaemia in hospitalized patients
Authors: Zeeshan Butt , Umair Ashfaq , Syed Furqan Haider Sherazi , Naveed Ullah Jan , Umer Shahbaz
Journal: Journal of Pakistan Medical Association
Publisher: Pakistan Medical Association.
Country: Pakistan
Year: 2010
Volume: 60
Issue: 9
Language: English
Abstract
Objective: To determine the accuracy of pallor of conjunctiva, nailbed, and palm in detecting mild and severe anaemia.
Methods: Three hundred and five consecutive patients admitted in the medical and surgical wards of Mayo Hospital, Lahore were enrolled in the study. Conjunctiva, nailbed, and palm of patients were assessed. Mild anaemia was defined as Hb
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