[Compensatory changes in the microcirculatory system and their clinical significance in patients with iron deficiency anemia].

The interrelationship of the microcirculatory state with compensatory changes in central hemodynamics and exercise testing was studied in 212 patients with iron deficiency anemia using conjunctival biomicroscopy, mechanocardiography and bicycle ergometry. Alongside with general pathological disorders of terminal nature the patients with iron deficiency anemia developed compensatory changes (a decrease in the linear density of venules and an increase in their diameter) aimed at ensuring of appropriate high circulation volume and physical working capacity. Registration of compensatory deviations in the microcirculation of the anemic patients enables a physician to estimate in detail not only their general status but also the problems of medical labor examination in a more reasonable fashion.