Diagnosaurus
Iron-deficiency anemia
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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Last updated: December 1, 2014
Citation
Zeiger, Roni F.. "Iron-deficiency Anemia." Diagnosaurus, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2014. 5-Minute Clinical Consult, www.unboundmedicine.com/5minute/view/Diagnosaurus/114643/all/Iron_deficiency_anemia.
Zeiger RFR. Iron-deficiency anemia. Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. https://www.unboundmedicine.com/5minute/view/Diagnosaurus/114643/all/Iron_deficiency_anemia. Accessed September 21, 2023.
Zeiger, R. F. (2014). Iron-deficiency anemia. In Diagnosaurus (4th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. https://www.unboundmedicine.com/5minute/view/Diagnosaurus/114643/all/Iron_deficiency_anemia
Zeiger RFR. Iron-deficiency Anemia [Internet]. In: Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. [cited 2023 September 21]. Available from: https://www.unboundmedicine.com/5minute/view/Diagnosaurus/114643/all/Iron_deficiency_anemia.
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