Subclinical Iron Deficiency, Part 3: Causes and Symptoms

摘要

Anemia caused by a lack of iron is known as hypochromic microcytic anemia. The reason for this series of articles is that people need not have anemia to suffer from a multitude of symptoms caused by inadequate iron. In part 1, we saw how a typical iron deficiency can mislead a provider and frustrate a patient. In part 2, we reviewed the compensatory cascades leading to vicious cycles that occur when low iron is missed. Now let.