Problem Solving 3:

Pale ChildGroup WorkPresenter: Abdullatiff Sami Al-Rashed

What findings suggest iron

deficiency as a cause of anemia?

What is best proof of iron deficiency

anemia?

Objectives

Introduction

• Iron deficiency (ID) is the most common nutritional

deficiency in children.

• Inadequate dietary iron, impaired iron absorption, or

bleeding, may be the cause. 

• Iron deficiency anemia develops when body stores of

iron drop too low to support normal red blood cell

(RBC) production.

WHAT FINDINGS SUGGEST IRON DEFICIENCY AS A

CAUSE OF ANEMIA?

In history, some of the

following can be found:

Poor iron intake or impaired

absorption.

Any overt bleeding

History of recent

illness: could suggest GI bleeding

Infection

Symptoms Suggest IDA

Pallor Lethargy

Irritability Poor feeding

Koilonychia

Atrophic glossitisAngular cheilitis

Symptoms Suggest IDA

Tachypnea

WHAT IS BEST PROOF OF IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA?

Best proof of iron deficiency anemia

• The most effective measurements for diagnosing Iron Deficiency Anemia are:

CBC PBS

Iron profile

In IDA

Test Result

Hemoglobin

Mean corpuscular volume (MCV)

Red cell distribution width (RDW)

Serum Iron

Serum ferritin

Transferrin Receptor

Total iron-binding capacity

In IDA

• Peripheral blood smear will show: Microcytic Hypochromic RBCs.

Conclusion

• Iron deficiency anemia develops when body stores of

iron drop too low to support normal red blood cell

(RBC) production..

• Finding suggest iron deficiency are pallor, Koilonychia , Atrophic glossitis and Angular cheilitis.

• Best proof of Iron deficiency are CBC, Preipheral blood smear, and serum iron, total iron-binding capacity (TIBC), and serum ferritin.

References

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