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Can iron help reduce normochromic anemia?
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No: Iron deficiency results in hypochromic anemia.
Answered 2/5/2012
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IDA and Fe: Iron can help improve iron deficiency anemia (ida). Usually ida is associated with red blood cells (rbcs) that are hypochromic (=pale), microcytic (small cells). However, anemia may be mutifactorial (many causes) and may result in a lab value of normocytic (normal sized) rbcs. A peripheral blood smear and iron studies (ferritin, etc) will help evaluate.
Answered 1/27/2012
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