DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS METHOD FOR DISTINGUISHING BETWEEN ASIDEROTIC ANEMIA AND CHRONIC DISEASE-INDUCED ANEMIA CASES

摘要

FIELD: medicine.;SUBSTANCE: method involves determining blood serum iron content twice a day before and 3 h after taking 20 mg of iron. Increment relative to initial level is calculated. Blood serum iron content increase being greater than 30% when compared to the initial level, asiderotic anemia is diagnosed. The increment value being equal to 0-30%, chronic disease-induced anemia is diagnosed.;EFFECT: high accuracy and reliability of diagnosis.;4 tbl