Iron Deficiency Anemia Research Paper
Hello Shyam, Thank you for your informative post about iron-deficiency anemia. Anemia is not a disease but an indication of an underlying illness, in which there is a decreased in the number of the red blood cells (RBCs), the amount of hemoglobin (Hgb), and/or the volume of RBCs (Sabol et al., 2010). As we age, Hgb levels decrease, increasing the incidence of anemia (Sabol et al., 2010). Iron-deficiency anemia (IDA) is the insufficiency in iron dietary intake and/or in iron absorption from different medical conditions (Sabol et al., 2010). On the normal completed life cycle of RBC, the iron within the RBC is removed and kept in the spleen and the liver to be utilized for future production of RBC (Sabol et al., 2010). IDA may develop when the iron is incapable to be reused and the existing iron stored are exhausted (Sabol et al., 2010). 200mg/day of elemental iron is the gold standard of treatment of IDA (Sabol et al., 2010). However, excessive amount of iron supplementation can also
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lead to organ damage secondary to iron toxicity (Sabol et al., 2010). Iron is vital to various physiologic processes, including cell proliferation, respiration, and energy production (Okam, Koch, Tran, 2017).
Physical therapists should be aware that IDA can lead to weakness, fatigue, difficulty concentration, and reduced activity (Okam et al., 2017). These patients get tired easily so avoid strenuous activities and provide ample rest breaks.
Are you familiar about the association of iron deficiency anemia with hearing loss?
Thank you.
References
Okam, M. M., Koch, T. A., & Tran, M. H. (2017). Iron supplementation, response in iron-deficiency anemia: Analysis of five trials. The American Journal of Medicine, 130(8), 991.e1-991.e8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amjmed.2017.03.045
Sabol, V. K., Resnick, B., Galik, E., Gruber-Baldini, A., Morton, P. G., & Hicks, G. E. (2010). Anemia and its impact on function in nursing home residents: What do we know? Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, 22(1), 3-16.
doi:10.1111/j.1745-7599.2009.00471.x
lead to organ damage secondary to iron toxicity (Sabol et al., 2010). Iron is vital to various physiologic processes, including cell proliferation, respiration, and energy production (Okam, Koch, Tran, 2017).
Physical therapists should be aware that IDA can lead to weakness, fatigue, difficulty concentration, and reduced activity (Okam et al., 2017). These patients get tired easily so avoid strenuous activities and provide ample rest breaks.
Are you familiar about the association of iron deficiency anemia with hearing loss?
Thank you.
References
Okam, M. M., Koch, T. A., & Tran, M. H. (2017). Iron supplementation, response in iron-deficiency anemia: Analysis of five trials. The American Journal of Medicine, 130(8), 991.e1-991.e8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amjmed.2017.03.045
Sabol, V. K., Resnick, B., Galik, E., Gruber-Baldini, A., Morton, P. G., & Hicks, G. E. (2010). Anemia and its impact on function in nursing home residents: What do we know? Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, 22(1), 3-16.
doi:10.1111/j.1745-7599.2009.00471.x