Iron Deficiency MED TECH
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Iron Deficiency Anemia
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What is Iron Deficiency Anemia ?
Iron Deficiency Anemia is when your bodyhas lowamounts of Iron in the body
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Causes Of Iron deficiency Anemia
1. Blood loss (including from heavy menstrual bleeding)
2. Menstrual bleeding
3. Poor absorption of iron by the body- Red wine , coffee , tea Vegetables : Spinach chard, beet greens, sweat potatoWhole grains and branSoy products
4. Little intake of Iron in diet
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Iron Deficiency may cause
20 % of women
50 % of pregnant women
3 % of men
Dont have enough iron in their body
y Iron deficiency anemia can affect schoolperformance. Low iron levels are an important cause
of decreased attention span, reduced alertness, andlearning difficulties, both in young children andadolescents.
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Why is Iron important for our body ?
y Iron gives us energy(ATP)
y Iron is a key componentin hemoglobin
y Iron helps our bloodtransport oxygen
y Is apart of myoglobin ,withhelps muscle cells
store oxygen.y Helps make RBS
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stored Iron done
Makes fewer redblood cells
Has lesshemoglobin
Less oxygen
Body uses stored Iron
To make Red Blood cells
Not enough Iron in Body
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IRON
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Symptoms
y Blue color to whites of the eyesy Brittle nailsy Decreased appetite (especially in children)y Fatiguey Headachey Irritabilityy Pale skin colory Shortness of breathy
Sore tonguey Unusual food cravings (called pica)y Weakness
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Risk Factors
y Who are most at risk ?
1. Young Children ( Rapid growth )
2. Pregnant women
3. People / Blood Loss
Loss Blood = Loss of Iron
4. People who use aspirin
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How is Iron deficiency detected ?
y Hemoglobin test
(a test that measures hemoglobin which is a proteinin the blood that carries oxygen)
y Hematocrit test
(the percentage of red blood cells in your blood byvolume)
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Treatment
y Add more Iron to your diet
Eat Iron rich foods
y Meat/fish/poultry
y Fruits: Orange, Orange Juice, cantaloupe,strawberries, grapefruit etc
y Vegetables: Broccoli, Brussels sprouts, tomato,tomato juice, potato, green & red peppers
y White wine
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Treatment
y Take iron supplements
y People with serve Iron deficiency
y Blood Transfusions
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References
y http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/ida/ida_whatis.html
y http://www.healthcastle.com/iron.shtml
y http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/nutrition/nutrition_for_everyone/iron_deficiency/index.htm#Definition