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Diagnosis of Iron Deficiency Anemia in the Elderly: When to Say “Uncle”ENDOSCOPYLESIONSOf the 40% of anemic individuals aged 65 and over [ 1 – 6 ], 12–50% are iron deficient [ 2 ]. What does it mean to diagnose iron deficiency in the "elderly?" How much work-up is enough?
Most of the pregnant women suffer with the deficiency of iron. A study of such patients was conducted in Khyber Teaching Hospital Peshawar, and after collection of blood sample their test report indicate that most of the women were suffered with iron deficiency anemia. Total of seventy were ...
Various criteria have been used to diagnose anemias secondary to iron deficiency. These include mean corpuscular volume (MCV), mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC), serum iron and bone marrow examination. Faults, however, have been found with each of these methods. Recently, depressed ir...
Red cell distribution width (RDW) in the diagnosis of iron deficiency with microcytic hypochromic anemia Objective To study the utility of red cell distribution width (RDW) in the diagnosis of iron deficiency among children with microcytic hypochromic a... R Aulakh,I Sohi,SN Kakkar - 《Indian ...
Determination of serum soluble transferrin receptor (sTfR) is proposed to distinguish between iron-deficiency anemia and anemia of chronic disease. Here we conducted a meta-analysis of the literature to evaluate the diagnostic efficacy of sTfR and sTfR/log ferritin index. The meta-analysis included ...
Role of serum hepcidin levels in the diagnosis of iron deficiency anemia in children in Saudi Arabia Journal of Applied HematologyAloufi, Faisal Abdulaah
Background: Serum ferritin is the best single laboratory test to diagnose iron deficiency anemia (IDA). Ferritin levels <20 μg/L are highly specific for IDA, and ferritin levels >100 μg/L usually exclude IDA. However, ferritin concentrations betw
Routine duodenal biopsy in adult patients with iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) is a recognised recommendation for adults. Chronic IDA is an uncommon presentation of celiac disease in elderly patients. Objective: To determine the usefulness of routine distal duodenal biopsy in diagnosing celiac disease in...
Iron-deficiency anemia, as the name suggests, is when the body doesn't produce enough iron. Your blood will lack healthy red blood cells, which carry oxygen to the body's tissue. Without the right amount of iron, your body can't make enough of what red blood cells need to carry oxygen...