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Are vegetarians at higher risk of IDA?
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Vegetarians have lower iron stores, but no increase in iron deficiency anemia compared with the general population.
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What is the most common symptom of IDA?
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Usually No symptoms; sometimes pallor.
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Signs of severe anemia:
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fatigue, exercise intolerance, tachycardia, poor growth, and splenomegaly; blue sclerae, koilonychia, and angular stomatitis. During infancy and early childhood, iron deficiency anemia has been associated with developmental delays and behavioral disturbances; increased susceptibility to infection, pica, and increased gastrointestinal lead absorption that may result in plumbism.
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The normal term infant is born with enough iron to last about
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6 to 9 months.
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iron deficiency is most common at
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10 to 15 months of age
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What is the earliest detectable laboratory change with IDA?
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The red cell distribution width (RDW)
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What 3 conditions resulting increased FEP?
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lead poisoning, chronic disease, and iron deficiency
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What is FEP?
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Free erythrocyte protoporphyrin; When iron is not available for hemoglobin synthesis, there is a build-up of precursor molecules that lack iron (protoporphyrins), which are incorporated into red blood cells.
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