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GET THE IRON
BACK IN YOUR
BLOOD!
NEW TREATMENT
In development that could be revolutionary!
• Tanner skin • Smoother lips • Stronger nails
HEALTHY
WITH RED MEAT!
What’s being affected?
IN THIS MONTH’S ISSUE…
IRON
DEFICIENCY
ANEMIA Iron deficiency anemia is the most
common form of anemia. It can occur
in people of all ages, genders and
races. ID Anemia occurs when there
are not enough healthy red blood cells.
In this issue of “Health” you will find
everything you need to know about
iron deficiency anemia!
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Getting to the roots Explaining the cause and effects of iron deficiency anemia
Low healthy red blood cell count.
Red blood cells contain
hemoglobin, hemoglobin contains
iron.
Iron is what carries oxygen
through the blood stream
Oxygen is needed to breathe.
Without enough oxygen, a
person runs out of breath
easily and eventually runs out
of energy.
Normal amount of read
blood cells (14-16)
Severe anemic amount of
red blood cells
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Anemia is serious because it directly affects the blood stream
(cardiovascular system) which delivers the unhealthy blood
through most systems in the body. With low iron, each organ is
stinted because it is not receiving enough oxygen. .
HOW DO I KNOW? SYMPTOMS OF IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA
• Anxiety
• OCD type compulsions and obsessions
• Irritability or a low feeling
• Chest pain
• Constipation
• Mouth ulcers
• Palpitations
• Hair loss
• Fainting or feeling faint
• Depression
• Breathlessness on exertion.
• Twitching muscles
• Tingling, numbness, or burning sensations
• Slow social development
• Angular cheilitis (inflammatory lesions at
the mouth's corners)
• Koilonychia (spoon-shaped nails) or nails
that are weak or brittle
• Poor appetite
• Itchiness
• Restless Legs Syndrome
• Pica
If you are experiencing some of these symptoms and think
they may be ID anemia related, go see your doctor. The
doctor will run blood labs and diagnose from the results. If
you are anemic a hematologist will be consulted and figure
out what further steps need to be taken to cure you.
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Excessive blood loss
Internal bleeding
Not enough iron in diet
Gastric blood loss due to drug therapy (often in the case of
NSAIDs or aspirin)
Malabsorption of iron
Born with an insignificant amount of hemoglobin
Infestation with parasitic worms (hookworms, whipworms,
roundworms)
rapid growth outpacing dietary intake of iron
intravascular hemolysis
diversion of iron to fetal erythropoiesis during pregnancy
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common
uncommon
Don’t worry!
TREATMENTS There are two treatments for iron deficiency anemia.
Which one you get depends on the severity of the anemia.
BLOOD TRANSFUSION
For severe anemia. (Blood counts
lower than eight)
The patient will have an IV
inserted into a vein in their hand
and receive blood through the
connected tube. This blood comes
from generous donors whose
blood type is O positive (can be
received by all blood types) The
amount of blood given depends on
how much is needed. The
procedure usually takes a couple
of hours and an overnight stay in
the hospital to make sure
everything is okay. Usually a
change in behavior can be seen
within hours.
IRON SUPPLEMENTS
For all types of anemia.
If the anemia is not incredibly
severe it can usually be reversed
by taking iron supplements. These
are pills with high doses of iron.
Usually a difference in behavior
can be seen within a week.
Erythropoietin is a therapeutic agent produced by
recombinant DNA technology in mammalian cell
culture. It is used in treating anemia resulting from
chronic kidney disease and myelodysplasia, from the
treatment of cancer (chemotherapy and radiation).
Current research suggests that, amino acid R103 to E
mutation in Erythropoietin makes it Neuroprotective
and non-erythropoietin. Erythropoietin is a
glycoprotein hormone that controls red blood cell
production. It is a cytokine (protein secreted by lymph
cells that affects cellular activity and controls
inflammation) for red blood cell precursors in the bone
marrow. Erythropoietin has its main effect on red
blood cells by promoting red blood cell survival and
protecting these cells from apoptosis. It also cooperates
with various growth factors involved in the
development of precursor red blood cells.
There has not been a erythropoietin created for iron
deficiency anemia patients, but with all of the new
advancements being made it is quite likely that we will
see it in the near future!
BIBLIOGRAPHY Kosiborod, Mikhail, and Adam C Salisbury. "Diagnostic blood sampling:
how much is too much?" Expert Review of Hematology5.1 (2012): 5+. Gale Power Search. Web. 2 Feb. 2012.
"What Is a Blood Transfusion? - NHLBI, NIH." NIH Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. N.p., n.d. Web. 3 Feb.
2012. <http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/bt/>.
"Iron Deficiency Anemia Causes, Symptoms, and Treatments." WebMD - Better information. Better health.. N.p., n.d. Web. 3 Feb.
2012. <http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/iron-deficiency-anemia-
topic-overview?page=2>.
"Erythropoietin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 3 Feb.
2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erythropoietin>.
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