– A série Five Thinks to Know About – do Canadian Medical Association Journal, traz pontos-chave de diferentes temas médicos, abordando desde o diagnóstico, tratamento e as recomendações especiais sobre uma condição clínica
– Iniciaremos com três importantes temas no campo da Hematologia: Treating iron deficiency, Myelodysplatic syndrome and Direct oral anticoagulants and the bleedings patients
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Treating iron deficiency
– Treating iron deficiency begins with addressing the cause
– Oral iron replacement is first-line therapy
– Supplement selection depends on elemental iron dose, tolerability and cost
– Intravenous iron is second-line therapy
– Dosing of intravenous iron depends on the patient´s iron deficit
■ Treating iron deficiency
M P Zeller, M Verhovsek
CMAJ 2017, vol 189 (10): E409