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#380 Hemochromatosis with Elliot Tapper

The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast

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Is Hemochromatosis Screening a Good Idea?

The patient has obesity and diabetes raising the possibility of metabolic syndrome. He also has prior alcohol use disorder, which is a much more common cause of liver disease than hemochromatosis. For people like this who have given me a diagnosis in many ways, I'm not going to reach for ferritins or TIBC in the first pass of my labs.

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