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Iron deficiency is the leading cause of anemia worldwide. Iron deficiency anemia is a condition characterized by blood that is inable to carry the normal amount of oxygen. (This results from the lack of iron, an important metal required for oxygen carriage.) Mild iron deficiency anemia is often asymptomatic, but persistent anemia can result in any number of symptoms, including: * Pale skin color * Blue tinge to sclerae (whites of eyes) * Fatigue * Irritability * Weakness * Shortness of breath * Sore tongue * Brittle nails * Unusual food cravings (called pica) * Decreased appetite (especially in children) * Headache - frontal Physicians often perform a number of tests on patients with suspected anemia. These tests will reveal a low hematocrit, low hemoglobin, and low red blood cell count. In addition, a sample of blood smeared on a slide will show small red blood cells with pale centers. Iron studies will show low serum ferritin, high serum transferrin, and high total serum binding capacity.
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What is an iron deficiency?
anameia aka iron deficiency -lack of iron in your diet
What is the deficiency disease for iron?
Anemia: specifically iron-deficiency anemia.
What is a characteristic of iron deficiency in children?
There are a number of characteristics that will show when children have an iron deficiency. Children with an iron deficiency are typically cold and pale.
Is iron deficiency anemia usually caused by dietary deficiency of iron?
yes
What is the difference between iron deficiency and iron anemia?
There is no difference. I have Iron Deficiency Anemia myself. Its just a lack of iron. That's all.
Is it true that if you chew on ice you have a iron deficiency?
I have heard that it can be a symptom, but it doesn't MEAN you have an iron deficiency.
What is manifest iron deficiency?
low level of HB in blood is called manifest iron deficiency.
What does the ratio of PCV to Hb tell you about the red blood cells of the female with iron deficiency anemia?
Lower RBC count which could be caused due to specific iron deficiency diseases. For example, Hemacromatosis would be considered a chronic iron def. disease
What does the ratio of PCV to Hb tell your about the red blood cells of a female with iron deficiency anemia?
hemoglobin
What are the symptoms of an iron deficiency?
Symptoms of iron deficiency can occur even before the condition has progressed to iron deficiency anaemia. Symptoms of iron deficiency are not unique to iron deficiency (ie not pathognomonic). Iron is needed for many enzymes to function normally, so a wide range of symptoms may eventually emerge, either as the secondary result of the anemia, or as other primary results of iron deficiency. Symptoms of iron deficiency include:FatiguePallorIrritabilityWeaknessPica (urge to eat non-food items)11. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_deficiency
Differentiate between the terms negative iron balance latent iron deficiency iron deficient erythropoiesis and iron deficiency anaemia?
Iron deficiency is body iron stores below the normal level as reflected by serum ferritin level of less than 12 ng/ ml, while iron deficient erythropoiesis mean that erythrocytes are produced deficient in iron or hypochromic. and iron deficiency anemia is the final step of uncorrected iron deficiency that is overt iron deficiency manifested by decreased hemoglobin level below normal (females < 12 g/dl, males < 14 g/ dl)
How is iron deficiency anemia treated?
A: Iron replacement.
Anaemia occurs due to the deficiency of?
Iron Anaemia occurs due to the deficiency of ironas well as folic acid.
Can a deficiency of sodium lead to anemia?
Anemia is a deficiency of iron in the blood.
What are the risk factors of hypochromia anisocytosis?
Vitamin b 12 deficiency Folate deficiency Iron deficiency
What is the medical condition iron-deficiency anemia?
Iron-deficiency anemia occurs when there is insufficient iron from dietary sources, or as a result of blood loss in the body.
How much iron to take when iron deficiency?
Go to mayoclinic.com
What is a feature of iron absorption?
it is higher in people with iron deficiency
How does Iron Deficiency anaemia develop?
by not eating enough iron
What is it called when you suffer from low iron?
Iron Deficiency Anemia.
What nutrient is related to iron-deficiency anemia?
iron
What is low heamoglobin?
haemoglobin is the iron containing protein that attatches to your red blood cells. When doctors do blood tests and your haemoglobin is low then they will tell you that you have anemia, which is iron deficiency.
What is associated with decreased hematopoiesis?
vitamin b12 deficiency and iron deficiency anemia
Deficiency of not enough iron?
anameia
What iron deficiency leads to?
Anemia
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