The practicalities of iron deficiency in general practice

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In this episode:

  • Treat iron deficiency (ID) independent of anaemia
  • Goals of management entails normalisation of symptoms and biochemical parameters
  • Investigation for the cause of ID essential
  • The threshold for intravenous iron is decreasing because of better safety data and patient reference
  • Dietary optimisation maintains iron levels but rarely repletes

 

Expert: Clinical A/Prof Pradeep Jayasuriya, General Practitioner

Host: Dr Rebecca Overton, GP and Medical Educator

Total time: 26 mins

 

This Healthed activity is proudly supported by an independent educational grant from CSL Seqirus. The views expressed by the experts are entirely their own.

Last Updated: 28 Nov, 2024

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