What is normocytic anemia?

Chronic inflammation (iron sequesters in macrophages, reduce iron levels w/no increase in iron binding capacity, tx of underlying disease) could be renal disease (kidney produce EPO suppressed by kidney damage, so give EPO injection for CKD pt) Could be bone marrow disease (reduced RBC, WBC and platelets, can't produce normal cells, infiltration w/leukemia, myeloproliferative disease, infiltration w/carcinoma/aplastic anemia)