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Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
Iron Deficiency ... → Inflammation causes ... Ferritin <100 ng ... Ferritin 100-299 ng ... endpoint of all-cause
Causes of Hyperferritinemia - Differential Diagnosis
Ferritin > 1000
Ferritin is the storage form of iron. Increased hepcidin
storage form of iron ... absorption of iron ... Iron overload - ... Check the iron saturation ... differentiate iron
Causes of Iron Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Blood loss: GI (cancer, ulcer, IBD), GU
Causes of Iron Deficiency ... , ulcer, IBD), GU ... Hemodialysis • Iron ... Lactation, Low iron ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure - Diagnosis and Treatment Algorithm
Diagnosis: Ferritin <100 ng/mL (absolute ID) OR
Iron Deficiency ... Ferritin <100 ng ... Ferritin 100-299 ng ... and Ill HF with iron ... deficiency, IV iron
Iron Deficiency in Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)

Iron deficiency (ID) in heart failure is a common comorbidity
Iron Deficiency ... Failure (CHF) Iron ... Ferritin < 100 ng ... Ferritin 100 - 299 ng ... x 2.4 + depot iron
The Iron Cross of Weakness - Teaching Script Differential

 - Jeff Wiese, MD, FACP

#Weakness #IronCross #Differential
The Iron Cross of ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Iron Deficiency Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

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

 • Blood loss:
Iron Deficiency ... Labs: Ferritin, iron ... loss: GI bleed, GU ... Hemodialysis • Iron ... Lactation, Low iron
Causes of Iron Deficiency
 • Diet: ↓ Intake, e.g. vegan, Malnutrition, Polyphenol / tannins, ↓ Vitamin
Causes of Iron Deficiency ... Others: Hemolysis, Iron ... @drkeithsiau #Iron ... #Deficiency #Causes
Causes of Anemia with Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Heme Synthesis or
Causes of Anemia ... decreased, serum iron ... MCV/RBC>13 • Iron ... Deficiency (Eg Causes ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Iron Deficiency
 • Inadequate Intake: Vegetarian/vegan diet, Malnutrition
 • Increased Body Needs: Infants/preschoolers, Pregnancy,
Causes of Iron Deficiency ... IBD, cancer) #Iron ... differential #diagnosis #causes