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Screening for Iron Deficiency Anemia in Childhood and Pregnancy: Update of the 1996 U.S. Preventive Task Force Review
Screening for Iron Deficiency Anemia in Childhood and Pregnancy: Update of the 1996 U.S. Preventive Task Force Review
What Is Iron-Deficiency Anemia?
In Iron-Deficiency anemia, the body does not have enough iron to form hemoglobin, which means there is not enough hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the whole body. The body gets its iron from food. The main foods that contain iron are meat and shellfish as well as iron-fortified foods (that is, foods that have iron added). A steady supply of iron is needed to form hemoglobin and healthy red blood cells.
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Medical Encyclopedia: Iron deficiency anemia - children
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Medical Encyclopedia: Iron deficiency anemia - children
Nutrition for Everyone: Iron Deficiency | DNPA | CDC
Lozoff B, De Andraca I, Castillo M, Smith JB, Walter T, Pino P. Behavioral and developmental effects of preventing Iron-Deficiency anemia in healthy full-term infants. Pediatrics . 2003 Oct;112(4):846 54.
N C H S - FASTATS - Anemia
N C H S - FASTATS - Anemia
Screening/Supplementation: Iron Deficiency Anemia
Importance: Iron deficiency anemia is associated with psychomotor and cognitive abnormalities in children. Iron deficiency anemia during pregnancy has been associated with increased risk for low birth weight, preterm delivery, and perinatal mortality. The prevalence of Iron-Deficiency anemia has remained stable over the last decade in the general U.S. population and continues to be highest among minority and poor children. Recent studies suggest that maternal iron deficiency anemia may be associated with postpartum depression and poor performance on mental and psychomotor tests in offspring.
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Iron-Deficiency Anemia - All Sections (printer-friendly)
Meat, poultry, fish, eggs, dairy products, or iron-fortified foods (that is, foods that have iron added) are the best sources of iron found in food. Eating patterns that exclude these foods or food supplements may lead to Iron-Deficiency anemia. For example, some vegetarians do not eat enough foods with iron. Other people get Iron-Deficiency anemia because of eating poorly due to alcoholism or aging. Following a diet that has an imbalance of food groups also can lead to this type of anemia. Examples of diets that can lead to Iron-Deficiency anemia include:
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Medical Encyclopedia: Iron deficiency anemia
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Medical Encyclopedia: Iron deficiency anemia
Screening for Iron Deficiency Anemia--Including Iron Supplementation for Children and Pregnant Women: Recommendation Statement
Importance: Iron deficiency anemia is associated with psychomotor and cognitive abnormalities in children. Iron deficiency anemia in pregnancy has been associated with increased risk for low birth weight, preterm delivery, and perinatal mortality. Recent studies suggest that maternal iron deficiency anemia may be associated with postpartum depression and poor performance on mental and psychomotor tests in offspring. The prevalence of Iron-Deficiency anemia has remained stable over the last decade in the general U.S. population and continues to be greatest among minority and poor children.
healthfinder.gov — Iron Disorders Institute - IDI
Iron Disorders Institute is a non-profit national voluntary health agency that provides scientifically supported and mediclly reviewed information about iron-related disorders and diseases including the following: hemochromatosis; acquired iron overload; juvenile hemochromatosis; African siderosis; thalassemia; porphyria cutanea tarda; sickle cell anemia; sideroblastic anemia; Iron-Deficiency anemia; and anemia of chronic disease. In keeping with its mission, the Institute publishes educational materials, provides patient advocacy, facilitates research and study iron related problems for improved quality of life and reduction of health care costs.
Recommendations to Prevent and Control Iron Deficiency in the United States
The percentage of anemic persons who are truly iron deficient (i.e., the positive predictive value of anemia screening for iron deficiency) increases with increasing prevalence of iron deficiency in the population (73). In the United States, children from low-income families, children living at or below the poverty level, and black or Mexican-American children are at higher risk for iron deficiency than are children from middle- or high-income families, children living above the poverty level, and white children, respectively (2,3,45). Routine screening for anemia among populations of children at higher risk for iron deficiency is effective, because anemia is predictive of iron deficiency. In populations having a low prevalence of anemia or a prevalence of iron deficiency less than 10% (e.g., children from middle- or high-income families and white children) (2,3,45), anemia is less predictive of iron deficiency (73), and selectively screening only the persons having known risk factors for iron deficiency increases the positive predictive value of anemia screening (3,70). Because the iron stores of a full-term infant of normal or high birthweight can meet the body's iron requirements up to age 6 months (23), anemia screening is of little value before age 6 months for these infants. Anemia among pregnant women and anemia among all nonpregnant women of childbearing age should be considered together, because childbearing increases the risk for iron deficiency (both during and after pregnancy) (41,42), and iron deficiency before pregnancy likely increases the risk for iron deficiency during pregnancy (109). Periodic screening for anemia among adolescent girls and women of childbearing age is indicated for several reasons. First, most women have dietary intake of iron below the recommended dietary allowance (46,47). Second, heavy menstrual blood loss, which increases iron requirements to above the recommended dietary allowance, affects an estimated 10% of women of childbe
Screening for iron deficiency anemia - including iron supplementation for children and pregnant women.
Screening for iron deficiency anemia - including iron supplementation for children and pregnant women.
Screening for iron deficiency anemia - including iron supplementation for children and pregnant women.
Screening for iron deficiency anemia - including iron supplementation for children and pregnant women.
The Cardiomyopathy of Iron Deficiency
Case Report. In June 2004, a 42-year-old woman presented at the emergency department of our institution with menorrhagia and a 2-month history of fatigue and exertional dyspnea. She smoked tobacco and infrequently drank alcoholic beverages. Physical examination was notable only for conjunctival pallor and a hyperdynamic precordium. Signs of congestive heart failure were absent. A right bundle branch block with borderline LV hypertrophy and multiple atrial ectopic beats were present on the electrocardiogram (ECG). The chest radiograph was normal ( Fig. 1 ). The initial hemoglobin level was 4.6 g/ dL, the hematocrit level was 16.9 , the mean corpuscular volume was 71.3 fL, and the red-cell distribution width was 21.3 . The rest of the hemogram results, along with the chemistry and coagulation panels, were normal. Stool guaiac tests were negative for occult blood. The patient received 3 units of packed red blood cells and was admitted for evaluation of anemia. Results of iron studies revealed Iron-Deficiency anemia, with an iron level of 12 ng/ mL (normal range, 40 150 ng/ mL), total iron-binding capacity, 428 ng/ mL; percent iron saturation, 3 (normal range, 16 35 ); and ferritin, 6 ng/ mL (normal range, 13 150 ng/ mL).
Dietary Supplement Fact Sheet: Iron
Stoltzfus RJ. Defining Iron-Deficiency anemia in public health terms: reexamining the nature and magnitude of the public health problem. J Nutr 2001;131:565S-7S.
healthfinder.gov — Iron Deficiency Anemia
healthfinder.gov — Iron Deficiency Anemia
ARS | Publication request: Young Zanzibari Children with Iron Deficiency, Iron Deficiency Anemia, Stunting, or Malaria Have Lower Motor Activity Scores and Spend Less Time in Locomotion
ARS | Publication request: Young Zanzibari Children with Iron Deficiency, Iron Deficiency Anemia, Stunting, or Malaria Have Lower Motor Activity Scores and Spend Less Time in Locomotion
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2 Doses of Ferrlecit Versus Oral Iron to Treat Iron-Deficiency Anemia in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients.
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