Medical Mnemonics: Causes of Microcytic Anemia (“TICS”)
Medical Mnemonics – Causes of Microcytic Anemia – “TICS”
Microcytic anemia is defined as “the presence of small, often hypochromic, red blood cells in a peripheral blood smear and is usually characterized by a low MCV.” One of the most popular and well known medical mnemonics is “TICS” – used to remember the causes of microcytic anemia.
- T – Thalassemia
- I – Iron Deficiency
- C – Chronic Disease
- S – Sideroblastic anemia
