Actinic Purpura
Actinic Purpura Aka: Actinic Purpura, Senile Purpura, Solar Purpura, Bateman Disease II. Epidemiology Occurs equally in men and women Prevalence Age 60-70 years old: 2% Age 90-100 years old: […]
Month: September 2019
Purpura fulminans
Purpura fulminans Aka: Purpura fulminans II. Pathophysiology Associated with Disseminated Intravascular Coagulopathy Possible etiologies Severe Bacterial Infection (Meningococcemia) Protein C Deficiency Protein S Deficiency III. Signs See also Disseminated Intravascular […]
Purpura Causes
Purpura Causes Aka: Purpura Causes II. Causes: Platelet Disorders See Thrombocytopenia Causes (Most common) See Platelet Dysfunction III. Causes: Coagulation Factor Deficiency Congenital Factor VIII Deficiency Factor IX Deficiency […]
Hemochromatosis
Hemochromatosis Aka: Hemochromatosis, Bronze diabetes II. Epidemiology: Hereditary Hemochromatosis Clinically important hereditary Hemochromatosis is rare Only 10% of C282Y Homozygotes manifest disease (remainder are asymptomatic) Cirrhosis develops in 1-2% […]
Dietary Iron
Dietary Iron Aka: Dietary Iron II. Background See Iron Supplementation for pediatric requirements Typical iron adult intake: 15-18 g/day Typical iron absorption: 1.5 to 1.8 mg/day Only 5-10% […]
Total Iron Binding Capacity
Total Iron Binding Capacity Aka: Total Iron Binding Capacity, TIBC II. Measurement Transferrin carries 2 iron atoms per molecule Transferrin is normally 30% bound to iron TIBC reflects a […]
Serum Iron
Serum Iron Aka: Serum Iron II. Measurement Measures Transferrin-associated ferric ion Related measures Total Iron Binding Capacity Percent Transferrin Saturation III. Interpretation: Normal Range: 50 – 175 ug/dl […]
Iron Saturation
Iron Saturation Aka: Iron Saturation, Serum Transferrin Saturation, Transferrin Saturation, Transferrin Iron Saturation, Serum Iron to TIBC Ratio II. Calculation TFS = 100 x Serum Iron (ug/dl) / TIBC (ug/dl) III. Normal Range: 15% […]
Iron Supplementation
Iron Supplementation Aka: Iron Supplementation, Iron Replacement, Ferrous Sulfate, Iron Sulfate, Ferrous Gluconate, Feosol, Fer-In-Sol, Ferrous Fumarate, Hemocyte, Ferric Compounds II. Indications Iron Deficiency Anemia III. Precautions Iron supplements in overdosage may be lethal in children […]