Prospective Evaluation of the Upper and Lower Gastrointestinal Tract in Young Patients with Iron Deficiency Anemia

2008 ◽  
Vol 67 (5) ◽  
pp. AB87
Author(s):  
Bani Chander ◽  
Edmund J. Bini
Keyword(s):  
Gastrointestinal Tract ◽  
Iron Deficiency ◽  
Iron Deficiency Anemia ◽  
Young Patients ◽  
Deficiency Anemia ◽  
Lower Gastrointestinal Tract ◽  
Prospective Evaluation

OCCULT BLOOD LOSS IN IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA OF INFANCY

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1961 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 199-203
Author(s):  
M. Silvija Hoag ◽  
Ralph O. Wallerstein ◽  
Myron Pollycove
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Gastrointestinal Tract ◽  
Iron Deficiency ◽  
Blood Loss ◽  
Iron Deficiency Anemia ◽  
Whole Blood ◽  
Occult Blood ◽  
Deficiency Anemia ◽  
Observation Period

Blood loss from the gastrointestinal tract was measured in 13 infants with iron deficiency anemia, using radioiron as a tracer. The radioiron was given intravenously; radioactivity in the erythrocytes and feces was measured for the following 3 to 4 weeks. The percentage of total Fe administered that was recovered in the stools varied between 0.75 and 16.4%, with a mean of 5.75%. This represents loss of whole blood in the stools varying from 7 to 107 ml, with a mean of 41 ml during the observation period. Occult blood loss from the gastrointestinal tract appears to be a significant factor in the development of iron deficiency in early childhood.

scholarly journals A Prospective Evaluation of Adult Men with Iron-deficiency Anemia in Korea

2011 ◽  
Vol 50 (13) ◽  
pp. 1371-1375 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gak Won Yun ◽  
Young Joon Yang ◽  
Ik Chan Song ◽  
Keon Uk Park ◽  
Seung-Woo Baek ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Iron Deficiency ◽  
Iron Deficiency Anemia ◽  
Deficiency Anemia ◽  
Prospective Evaluation ◽  
Adult Men
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