#147 Iron Deficiency: Grey Matters Segment

#147 Iron Deficiency: Grey Matters Segment

Author: Core IM Team March 13, 2024 Duration: 39:15

What do the different iron labs mean?! How to interpret iron labs in the setting of inflammation? How to take a good menstrual history?

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Transcript and Show Notes

Time stamps:

(03:43) | Iron deficiency labs and interpretation in inflammation

(16:08) | Heavy menstrual bleeding evaluation

(27:04) | When should a premenopausal woman with iron deficiency have endoscopy?

(35:15) | Recap

Tags: hematology, women's health, gastroenterology, heavy menstrual bleeding, primary care, CoreIM, IMcore, nurse practitioner, physician assistant, iron deficiency diagnosis



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