Age of onset: Iron deficiency is most common in infancy and menstruating females. An adolescent male with IDA should be a red flag and an alert to look for ongoing occult blood loss.
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Many patients are identified on routine well-child screening. Consider therapeutic trial of iron supplementation without further workup ...
Repeat laboratory evaluation can be done in 1 month. Reticulocyte count is the first laboratory value to change and begins to increase within a week after the ini...
Borgna-Pignatti C, Zanella S. Pica as a manifestation of iron deficiency. Expert Rev Hematol. 2016;9(11):1075–1080. [View Abstract on OvidInsights]
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280.9 Iron deficiency anemia, unspecified
282.7 Other hemoglobinopathies
280.8 Other specified iron deficiency anemias
D50.9 Iron deficiency anemia, unspecified
D58.2 Other hemoglobinopathi...
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FIGURE 41.7. The peripheral blood smear of refractory anemia with ringed sideroblasts is characterized by a dimorphic red cell population. A distinct population of hypochromic, often microcytic erythrocytes can be found admixed with normochromic, normocytic, or macrocytic erythrocytes.
FIGURE 41.7. The peripheral blood smear of refractory anemia with ringed sideroblasts is characterized by a dimorphic red cell population....
Microcyte SIZE: Less than 6.5 ? CELL TYPE: Mature red blood cell DESCRIPTION: Smaller than normal cell; MCV usually less than 80 fL; have a central pallor; normochromic or hypochromic CLINICAL CONDITIONS: Iron deficiency anemia Thalassemias Lead poisoning Anemia of chronic disease Sideroblastic anemia
Microcyte SIZE: Less than 6.5 ? CELL TYPE: Mature red blood cell DESCRIPTION: Smaller than normal cell; MCV usually less th...
Iron Deficiency Anemia (IDA) White cells Not remarkable Platelets Normal or slightly increased Red cells Hb and Hct decreased Microcytic, hypochromic anemia Reticulocytes normal or slightly increased Increased RDW Pencil or cigar shaped red cells, codocytes Bone marrow Normoblastic hyperplasia Absent hemosiderin Decreased sideroblasts (less than 10%) Normoblasts are smaller than normal with ragged rims of cytoplasm containing little h...
Iron Deficiency Anemia (IDA) White cells Not remarkable Platelets Normal or slightly increased Red cells Hb and Hct decrease...
Microangiopathic Hemolytic Anemia White cells Not remarkable Platelets Decreased Red cells Normocytic, normochromic anemia Increased reticulocytes Schistocytes Polychromatophilia Peripheral Smear
Microangiopathic Hemolytic Anemia White cells Not remarkable Platelets Decreased Red cells Normocytic, normochromic anemia ...