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5 Pearls Ep2: Iron Deficiency Anemia

Core IM | Internal Medicine Podcast

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Screening for Iron Deficiency Anemia?

Screen non pregnant menaposle women every five to ten years using a hemoglobin or hematicret. This recommendation is quite old, and hasn't been up dated since 19 98. The interval of repeat screening is also not clear, anywhere from five, ten years, or if higher risk, screen yearly. Thereis data from n haynes that estimates the positive likelihood ratios for g i malignancy in various demographics with iron deficiency anemia.

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