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Last Update: 07/22/2024 06:03 AM
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A 34-year-old woman with uterine fibroids and heavy menses presents with several months of progressive fatigue. She has recently been craving ice chips and has had difficulty sleeping due to an urge to move her legs at night. On exam, she has conjunctival pallor. Labs show Hb 8 g/dL and MCV 71 fL. The next best step for this patient is :
- Begin oral iron supplementation
- Begin Parenteral iron
- Send for hemoglobin
- electrophoresis
- Send for serum ferritin
- Send for bone marrow iron
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Send for serum ferritin
The patient has the typical clinical presentation of iron defeciency anemia. However, before starting treatment, confirming the suspected diagnosis by sending for serum ferritin is the most appropriate step
The patient has the typical clinical presentation of iron defeciency anemia. However, before starting treatment, confirming the suspected diagnosis by sending for serum ferritin is the most appropriate step
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