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Iron deficiency anemia
Develops when body stores of iron drop too low to support normal red blood cell (RBC) production. Inadequate dietary iron, impaired iron absorption, bleeding, or loss of body iron in the urine may be the cause.
Symptoms:
- General fatigue
- Weakness
- Pale skin
- Shortness of breath
- Dizziness
- Strange cravings to eat items that aren’t food, such as dirt, ice, or clay
- A tingling or crawling feeling in the legs
- Tongue swelling or soreness
- Cold hands and feet
- Fast or irregular heartbeat
- Brittle nails
- Headaches
Preliminary plan:
- General practitioner appointment or Pediatrician appointment
- Complete blood count (CBC)
- Urinalysis
- Stool analysis (coprogram)
- Reticulocyte count
- Fecal occult blood test (FOBT)
- Iron status
- Fibrogastroduodenoscopy
- Gynecologist appointment
- Colonoscopy
Doctors
Pediatrician
