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Diagnosing Iron Deficiency Anemia in Surgery by Anonymous 7Q8Echf is a document available to read on EtoBox.

This document outlines 3 types of anemia that can occur in surgical patients: iron deficiency anemia (IDA), inflammatory state with iron deficiency, and anemia of chronic disease. It provides biomarkers to distinguish between the 3 types: IDA is identified by a ferritin level <30, inflammation with iron deficiency has a ferritin between 30-100 and transferrin <20%, and anemia of chronic disease has a ferritin >100 and transferrin <20%. The document also lists the 3 step process to identify the type of anemi

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Anonymous 7Q8Echf

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