📌 in this tweet we’re going to talk about one of the most common type of anemia which is Iron Deficiency Anemia
🔸 It’s Decrease in the number of red blood cells or the amount of hemoglobin in the RBC due to insufficient dietary intake and absorption of iron.
Normal Ranges :
👩🏻 Female: 12 to 150 (ng/mL)
👨🏻 Male: 12 to 300 (ng/mL)
👩🏻 Female: 12 to 150 (ng/mL)
👨🏻 Male: 12 to 300 (ng/mL)
Causes :
🔻 Inadequate iron intake
🔻 Pregnancy or blood loss due to menstruation.
🔻 Internal bleeding
🔻 Inability to absorb iron
🔻 Inadequate iron intake
🔻 Pregnancy or blood loss due to menstruation.
🔻 Internal bleeding
🔻 Inability to absorb iron
Symptoms:
🔹 Weakness
🔹 Pale skin
🔹 Shortness of breath
🔹 General Fatigue
🔹 Tongue swelling
🔹 Brittle nails
🔹 Weakness
🔹 Pale skin
🔹 Shortness of breath
🔹 General Fatigue
🔹 Tongue swelling
🔹 Brittle nails
Laboratory diagnosis: 🔬
⬇️ Hemoglobin
⬇️ MCV and MCH
⬇️ reticulocyte count
⬇️ Serum iron
⬆️ total iron binding capacity
⬇️ Hemoglobin
⬇️ MCV and MCH
⬇️ reticulocyte count
⬇️ Serum iron
⬆️ total iron binding capacity
Iron sources:
🔹 Liver
🔹Dark chocolate
🔹 Eggs
🔹 Nuts and seed
🔹 Most dark-green leafy vegetables
🔹 Liver
🔹Dark chocolate
🔹 Eggs
🔹 Nuts and seed
🔹 Most dark-green leafy vegetables
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