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Blood Health, Anaemia and Iron Deficiency: Understanding the Essentials

Blood Health, Anaemia and Iron Deficiency: Understanding the Essentials

Family MedicineGeneral PracticeHaematologyInternal Medicine
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Overview

About this course

Optimal blood health is crucial in maintaining physiological activities and organ system interactions. When blood fails, numerous bodily processes are compromised and health complications ensue. Anaemia is the most common consequence of blood failure with iron deficiency as a major cause. Symptomatic iron deficiency can occur way before the onset of anaemia. Thus, early screening and correction of iron deficiency can prevent anaemia and the need for blood transfusions.

ID and IDA management involves oral and intravenous iron therapy. Treatment depends on the urgency to correct the anaemia and the tolerability to oral iron.

This e-learning module guides the primary care physician in comprehending the essentials of the evaluation and management of anaemia, iron deficiency, and iron deficiency anaemia.

Learning outcomes

At the end of this learning module, participants should be able to:

  • Recognize the importance of blood health.
  • Define and differentiate anaemia, iron deficiency (ID), and iron deficiency anaemia (IDA).
  • Describe the risks associated with ID and anaemia.
  • Perform timely screening and correction of ID to prevent its progression into anaemia and avoid the need for blood transfusion.
  • Identify the risks and complications of blood transfusion.

Topics covered

  • Introduction
    • Definition of blood health
    • Importance of blood health
    • Components of blood
  • Anaemia
  • Why the need to increase the cut-off for hemoglobin?
  • Why the need to increase the cut-off for ferritin?
  • Redefining anaemia and iron deficiency
  • Iron deficiency
  • Screening
  • Complications of blood transfusion
  • Stored donor blood
  • Prevention of iron deficiency
  • Treatment of ID and IDA
  • The 3 Pillars of Patient Blood Management (PBM)
  • Monitoring and follow up
  • Case vignettes

Speaker

Jameela Sathar MD, MRCP, FRCPath
Haematologist , Ampang Hospital

1 CPD Point Available

  • Score at least 80% in the True or False quiz.

Keywords: anaemia, iron deficiency, iron deficiency anemia, anemia management, anemia guidelines, IDA, IDA management, complications of blood transfusion

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