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16 Tests 2 Medical Procedures 7 Prescribed Medications 4 Over the Counter Medications

3 Herbs and Supplements

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Tests for Iron Deficiency Anemia

1. Complete Blood Count (CBC) Test A complete blood count (CBC) test measures the following: The number of red blood cells (RBCs; The number of white blood cells (WBCs; The total amount of hemog...  More Costs

2. History and Physical Exam During a physical examination, a health care provider studies a patient's body to determine the presence or absence of physical problems. A typical physical ex...  More Costs

3. Hemoglobin Test Serum hemoglobin is a test that measures the level of free hemoglobin in the liquid part of the blood (the serum. Free hemoglobin is the hemoglobin outside of the r...  More Costs

4. Serum Ferritin Test Ferritin is a protein found inside cells that stores iron so your body can use it later. A ferritin test indirectly measures the amount of iron in your blood. The a...  More Costs

5. Serum Iron Test Serum iron is a test that measures how much iron is in your blood.  More

6. Hematocrit Test Hematocrit is a blood test that measures the percentage of red blood cells found in whole blood. This measurement depends on the number of red blood cells and the s...  More

7. Mean Cell Hemoglobin Concentration Test

8. Mean Cell Hemoglobin Test

9. Mean corpuscular volume (MCV) Test

10. Red Blood Cell Indices Red blood cell (RBC) indices are part of the complete blood count (CBC) test. They are used to help diagnose the cause of anemia, a condition in which there are too...  More

11. Red Blood Cell Morphology Test

12. Reticulocyte Count A reticulocyte count measures the percentage of reticulocytes (slightly immature red blood cells) in blood.  More

13. Total Iron Binding Capacity (TIBC) Test Total iron binding capacity (TIBC) is a blood test that shows if there is too much or too little iron in the blood. Iron is carried in the blood attached to the pro...  More Costs

14. Transferrin measurement

15. Fecal Occult Blood Test A fecal occult blood test (FOBT) is a noninvasive test (nothing enters the body. This test detects hidden (occult) blood in the stool. Such blood may come from anyw...  More

16. Peripheral Blood Smear A blood smear is a blood test that gives information about the number and shape of blood cells.  More Costs

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Medical Procedures for Iron Deficiency Anemia

1. Blood Transfusion The process of transferring whole blood or blood components from one person (donor) to another (recipient).  More

2. Treatment of Underlying Disorders

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Prescribed Medications for Iron Deficiency Anemia

1. ferrous sulfate(MyKidz Iron 10 ) IRON (AHY ern) replaces iron that is essential to healthy red blood cells. Iron is used to treat iron deficiency anemia. Anemia may cause problems like tiredness, s...  More

2. iron dextran(Infed , DexFerrum) IRON DEXTRAN is an iron complex. Iron is used to make healthy red blood cells, which carry oxygen and nutrients through the body. This medicine is used to treat peo...  More

3. ferrous fumarate IRON (AHY ern) replaces iron that is essential to healthy red blood cells. Iron is used to treat iron deficiency anemia. Anemia may cause problems like tiredness, s...  More

4. ferrous gluconate Ferrous fumarate, ferrous gluconate, ferrous sulfate, carbonyl iron, and polysaccharide-iron complex are used orally in the prevention and treatment of iron deficie...  More

5. iron polysaccharide(Ezfe ) POLYSACCHARIDE-IRON COMPLEX is an iron supplement. This medicine is used to treat anemia caused by low iron levels.This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask...  More

6. iron sucrose(Venofer ) IRON SUCROSE is an iron complex. Iron is used to make healthy red blood cells, which carry oxygen and nutrients throughout the body. This medicine is used to treat ...  More

7. sodium ferric gluconate complex(Ferrlecit ) SODIUM FERRIC GLUCONATE COMPLEX is an iron replacement. It is used with epoetin therapy to treat low iron levels in patients who are receiving hemodialysis.This med...  More

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Over the Counter Medications for Iron Deficiency Anemia

1. ferrous sulfate(Feosol , others...) IRON (AHY ern) replaces iron that is essential to healthy red blood cells. Iron is used to treat iron deficiency anemia. Anemia may cause problems like tiredness, s...  More

2. ferrous fumarate(Femiron , others...) IRON (AHY ern) replaces iron that is essential to healthy red blood cells. Iron is used to treat iron deficiency anemia. Anemia may cause problems like tiredness, s...  More

3. ferrous gluconate(Fergon , others...) Ferrous fumarate, ferrous gluconate, ferrous sulfate, carbonyl iron, and polysaccharide-iron complex are used orally in the prevention and treatment of iron deficie...  More

4. iron polysaccharide(Niferex , others...) POLYSACCHARIDE-IRON COMPLEX is an iron supplement. This medicine is used to treat anemia caused by low iron levels.This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask...  More

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Herbs and Supplements for Iron Deficiency Anemia What's this?

1. Iron Iron is an essential mineral and an important component of proteins involved in oxygen transport and metabolism. Iron is also an essential cofactor in the synthesis...  More Efficacy Grade A

2. vitamin A Vitamin A is a fat-soluble vitamin, which is derived from two sources: preformed retinoids and provitamin carotenoids. Retinoids such as retinal, retinal, and ...  More Efficacy Grade C

3. Taurine Taurine, or 2-aminoethanesulfonic acid, was originally discovered in ox ( Bos taurus ) bile and was named after taurus, or bull. A nonessential amino acid-like comp...  More Efficacy Grade C

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