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My aunt's iron serum levels are 10 x lower than the lower limit on the lab range. recently she was diagnosed with hiatus hernia and the doctor suspects that to possibly be the cause of her persistent iron deficiency. how likely is that?
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Serum iron: Yes,her serum iron may be low because of her hiatus hernia
Answered 3/6/2018
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