All of the following are characteritic features of treatment of iron deficiency anemia with oral iron supplements except
Refer Katzung 11/e p571 A normal individual without iron deficiency absorbs 5-10 percnt of iron In an iron deficienct individual about 50-100mg of iron can be incorporated into hemoglobin daily The reticulocyte count should begin to increase in two weeks
If 200 -300mg elemental iron is consumed about 50 mg is absorbed
The propoion of iron absorbed reduces as hemoglobin improves
The reticulocyte count should begin to increase in two weeks and peak in 4 weeks -this suggests good response to treatment
The treatment should be discontinued immediately once hemoglobin normalizes to prevent side effects of iron
General anatomy