**6. Abbreviations**

ACD - Anemia of Chronic Disease; CFR- Chronic Renal Failure; CBC-complete blood count; CHr -reticulocyte hemoglobin; EPO -erythropoietin; HGB-hemoglobin; HCT - hematocrit; IDA - iron deficiency anemia; IST - index saturation transferrin; MA -megaloblastic anemia; MCV -mean cell volume; MCH - mean cellular hemoglobin; MCHC -mean cell hemoglobin concentration; RPI-Reticulocyte Production Index; TS - transferrin saturation; RDW 0 red cell distribution width; RET - reticulocyte count; SI - serum iron; sTR - soluble transferrin receptor; TIBC - total iron binding capacity

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**6. Abbreviations** 

EPO -erythropoietin; HGB-hemoglobin; HCT - hematocrit;

IDA - iron deficiency anemia; IST - index saturation transferrin; MA -megaloblastic anemia; MCV -mean cell volume;

MCH - mean cellular hemoglobin;

RPI-Reticulocyte Production Index;

RDW 0 red cell distribution width;

sTR - soluble transferrin receptor; TIBC - total iron binding capacity

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TS - transferrin saturation;

RET - reticulocyte count;

SI - serum iron;

**7. References** 

MCHC -mean cell hemoglobin concentration;

ACD - Anemia of Chronic Disease; CFR- Chronic Renal Failure; CBC-complete blood count; CHr -reticulocyte hemoglobin;


**Part 2** 

**Acute Kidney Injury** 

