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Iron-deficiency anemia
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Etiology
- Blood loss: gastrointestinal, menstrual, repeated blood donation
- Deficient diet
- Increased requirements: pregnancy, lactation
- Hemoglobinuria, eg, paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria
- Malabsorption, eg, gastric surgery, celiac disease
- Hemolysis
- Pulmonary hemosiderosis (iron sequestration)
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Etiology
- Blood loss: gastrointestinal, menstrual, repeated blood donation
- Deficient diet
- Increased requirements: pregnancy, lactation
- Hemoglobinuria, eg, paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria
- Malabsorption, eg, gastric surgery, celiac disease
- Hemolysis
- Pulmonary hemosiderosis (iron sequestration)
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Citation
Zeiger, Roni F.. "Iron-deficiency Anemia." Diagnosaurus, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2015. 5minute, www.unboundmedicine.com/5minute/view/Diagnosaurus/114643/all/Iron_deficiency_anemia.
Zeiger RF. Iron-deficiency anemia. Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2015. https://www.unboundmedicine.com/5minute/view/Diagnosaurus/114643/all/Iron_deficiency_anemia. Accessed October 25, 2020.
Zeiger, R. F. (2015). Iron-deficiency anemia. In Diagnosaurus (4th edition). McGraw-Hill Education. Retrieved October 25, 2020, from https://www.unboundmedicine.com/5minute/view/Diagnosaurus/114643/all/Iron_deficiency_anemia
Zeiger RF. Iron-deficiency Anemia [Internet]. In: Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2015. [cited 2020 October 25]. Available from: https://www.unboundmedicine.com/5minute/view/Diagnosaurus/114643/all/Iron_deficiency_anemia.
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