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Iron Deficiency Anemia vs Anemia of Chronic Disease - Laboratory Testing

SUMMARY:
 - RDW, FEP, serum iron,
Iron Deficiency ... Anemia vs Anemia ... RDW, FEP, serum iron ... #Deficiency #Anemia ... Comparison #Table #Fe
Causes of Anemia with Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Heme Synthesis or
Causes of Anemia ... TIBC increased - Fe ... normal/decreased - Fe ... TlBC > 18% • Anemia ... #Microcytic #Anemia
Iron Deficiency Anemia (IDA)
Tests:
 • MCV/RBC - RBC ↓ in proportion to the ↓ in hemoglobin
Iron Deficiency ... Anemia (IDA) Tests ... TIBC - Amount of Iron ... #Deficiency #Anemia ... IDA #ferritin #Fe
Iron Deficiency Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Labs: Ferritin, iron, transferrin, TIBC, TSAT, sTfR

 • Blood loss:
Iron Deficiency ... Anemia - Differential ... Labs: Ferritin, iron ... Anorexia, Pregnancy, Lactation ... #Deficiency #Anemia
Causes of Iron Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Blood loss: GI (cancer, ulcer, IBD), GU
Causes of Iron Deficiency ... Hemodialysis • Iron ... Adolescence, Pregnancy, Lactation ... , Low iron diet ... Diagnosis #Causes #Fe
Causes of Iron Deficiency
 • Diet: ↓ Intake, e.g. vegan, Malnutrition, Polyphenol / tannins, ↓ Vitamin
Causes of Iron Deficiency ... Others: Hemolysis, Iron ... @drkeithsiau #Iron ... differential #diagnosis #anemia ... #nutrition
Causes of Copper Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis
Hereditary: 
 - Menkes disease, familial hypoceruloplasminemia
Decreased / Inadequate Intake:
Pregnant women, lactating ... supplementation) or iron ... Parenteral or enteral nutrition ... Differential #Diagnosis #nutrition
Causes of Iron Deficiency
 • Inadequate Intake: Vegetarian/vegan diet, Malnutrition
 • Increased Body Needs: Infants/preschoolers, Pregnancy,
Causes of Iron Deficiency ... Loss (without anaemia ... IBD, cancer) #Iron ... diagnosis #causes #nutrition
Micronutrient Deficiencies After Gastric Bypass
Fat-Soluble Vitamins:
 • Vitamin A - Night/complete blindness, xeropthalmia (pathologic dryness of
Folate - Macrocytic anemia ... B12 - Macrocytic anemia ... Trace Minerals: • Iron ... - Anemia • Zinc ... Bypass #vitamin #nutrition
Iron Replacement - Non-meat Sources of Iron and Iron Content (mg)
1. One iron pill per day
Iron Replacement ... and Iron Content ... One iron pill per ... Replacement #Sources #Fe ... Content #FoodList #Nutrition