In the United States, 40 – 60% of geriatric patients suffer from anemia with a significant number of deaths attributed to the condition. With females more likely to suffer than males, anemia can be debilitating, inhibit daily living activities and lead to misdiagnosis in the elderly patient. Understanding the cause and origin of anemia in ...
Low iron stores and iron deficiency anemia are a common problem – particularly among pre-menopausal women who lose iron regularly through menstrual bleeding. Low iron levels are much less common in healthy men and post-menopausal women. In fact, when low iron levels are found in men and older women, it’s important know why since it ...
You may already know that gastric bypass patients need to take a number of vitamin and mineral supplements because they no longer absorb nutrients normally. The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery recommends that menstruating women take 54-63 mg elemental iron daily and that others take 36 mg daily, unless their blood tests show ...
Teenagers are at a higher risk for iron deficiency anemia due the rapid rate at which they are growing during these years. As the body grows, it requires larger amounts of nutrients, including iron, which it receives from the blood. If the blood is not replenished with iron, anemia can set in. So combine teenage ...
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