If your child is Pale please print and answer these questions before seeing your clinician:
1. How long have you noticed that your child is pale?
2. What is the diet of your child? Is milk the main source of protein?
3. Is the stools black or tarry?
4. If the child is menstruating, is it prolonged?
5. Is there any family history of anemia, removal of the spleen, or gall bladder surgery?
6. Are there signs of systemic symptoms like tiredness, growth failure, weight loss, or enlarged lymph nodes?
7. Did the paleness developed gradually or quickly?
8. Is there recurrent fevers?
9. Is there belly pain?
10.Is there exposure to chemicals, toxins, or medications?
You child's clinician might ask more questions depending on your answers.