Anaemia – Iron Deficiency – Diagnosis and Management

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Overview

This course is likely to take approximately 30 minutes to complete and contains the following elements. 

  • Background
    • Definition, causes, prevalence, complications.
  • Diagnosis
    • Signs and symptoms, investigations, interpreting investigation results, and differential diagnosis.
  • Management
    • How to manage someone with confirmed iron deficiency anaemia, treatment, ongoing supplementation, when to refer, and follow up.
  • Optional quiz to assess your learning from the course
  • An audit suggestion
  • A list of useful links and resources for further reading. 

Goals

During this course you will learn how to:

  • Diagnose iron deficiency anaemia.
  • Investigate suspected iron deficiency anaemia.
  • Manage iron deficiency anaemia.


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Topics covered

Haematology

Date created

01/10/2018

Last revision

03/08/2023

Next revision

01/08/2028