Anemia
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Clinicals
Can IV Iron infusion give you black stools ?
Oral Iron causing black stools is logical and common knowledge, but how about IV Iron ?
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Cases
Clinical Case: One Patient, Two Anemias
A clinical case to highlight the importance of evaluating anemia causes with basic labs first
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Basics
How to Remember causes of Anemia easily via semantics of mechanism
A logical structure to simplify recalling causes of anemia
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Tips
Iron replacement often forgotten after GI bleeds
Iron loss from bleeds is significant, while replenishment is slow.
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Tips
Hemoglobin versus Hematocrit : Do we need both ?
Do we really need both ? If you had to pick one - which is better ?
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Basics
Are anemia labs still reliable post-transfusion?
Are diagnostic labs for anemia reliable after blood transfusion
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Tips
Iron Pills : Taking Every other day better than Daily, BID or TID dosing !
The interesting paradox of Iron pills & Iron absorption...
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