5 Pearls Ep2: Iron Deficiency Anemia




Core IM | Internal Medicine Podcast show

Summary: Solidify your knowledge on iron deficiency anemia! Quiz yourself on the 5 Pearls we will be covering: * Should patients be screened for iron deficiency? If so, who and how often? (1:40) * What are the indications for diagnostic endoscopy in iron deficient patients? (3:23) * How should you advice patients to take oral iron? (5:53) * What is optimal dosing for oral iron? * In which patients would you consider IV iron? What are the risks? (11:41) * Throwback Question: What is a medication-overuse HA? (14:44) For full shownotes: https://www.clinicalcorrelations.org/?p=13083 (https://www.clinicalcorrelations.org/?p=13083)