Disorders of Iron Metabolism

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Periperal Blood

Causes of Iron Deficiency Anemia

    Women of Childbearing Age
      Excessive menstrual loss
      Pregnancy
      Lactation

    Men/Postmenopausal Women
      GI blood loss, hemorrhoids, peptic ulcer
      Hiatus hernia
      Colonic neoplasm
      Salicylate intake
      Hookworm

    Infants and Children
      Growth demands
      Inadequate nutrition
      GI hemorrhage
      Malabsorption syndromes

    Adolescents
      Growth spurts
      Menstruation

Three Stages of Iron Deficiency

  1--Depletion of Iron Stores 2--Iron Deficient Erythropoiesis 3--Iron Deficiency Anemia
Marrow Iron Absent Absent Absent
Serum Transferrin Low Low Low
Trans. Sat. Normal Low Low
FEP Normal High High
Hemoglobin Normal Normal Low
Trans. Recept. Normal High High
MCV Normal Normal Low
RDW Normal Normal High
% Hypochromatic Normal High High

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