221 Anaemia
Patient 1
Salient features
Patient 2
Salient features
Examination
• nails for koilonychia or iron-deficiency anaemia and (rarely) for clubbing of infective endocarditis
• tongue for pallor, atrophic glossitis and angular stomatitis of vitamin B12 deficiency (Fig. 221.1)
• Comment on the pallor of the face and conjunctiva, looking for the lemon-yellow hue of pernicious anaemia.
• Comment on the ethnic origin (thalassaemia).
• Tell the examiner that you would like to: