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Red blood cells carry oxygen to the body's tissues. Not getting enough iron can cause iron deficiency. So can losing blood from having periods or bleeding ...
Red blood cell size and color. With iron deficiency anemia, red blood cells are smaller and paler than usual. Hematocrit. This is the percentage of blood volume ...
Blood tests · Serum transferrin saturation. This test measures the amount of iron bound to the protein transferrin that carries iron in the blood. Different ...
Liver disease. Hyperthyroidism. Leukemia. Hodgkin's lymphoma. Repeated blood transfusions. Alcohol misuse. Taking too many iron supplements. If you ...
Iron sucrose injection is an iron replacement product that is used to treat iron deficiency anemia (not enough iron in the blood) in patients with chronic ...
"I recommend checking serum ferritin if anemia screening is done through a venous sample. This pragmatic approach avoids missing iron deficiency without anemia.
Or it can happen when you get too much iron, such as from too many blood transfusions. Over time, secondary iron overload can damage organs too. Hemochromatosis ...
Sometimes, being low on iron can leave the body without enough healthy red blood cells, which carry oxygen. This is a serious condition called iron deficiency ...
Without enough iron, your body can't produce enough of a substance in red blood cells that enables them to carry oxygen (hemoglobin). As a result, iron ...
Could donating blood frequently lead to problems, such as iron deficiency, for the donors?
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