A 35-year-old female is complaining that she feels tired all time and cannot do her regular exercise because she becomes short of breath. She also is having frequent headaches and has a 6-month history of strong, irregular menstrual bleeding. Laboratory tests reveal low hemoglobin and hematocrit and decreased mean corpuscular volume and mean corpuscular hemoglobin. Her serum iron was at the lowest end of normal, her serum ferritin was slightly below normal, and her total iron-binding capacity was greater than normal. Based on her symptoms and laboratory results, the patient should be treated with:
Group of answer choices
folic acid.
iron dextran.
ferumoxytol.
ferrous sulfate.
cyanocobalamin.
Q) A 35-year-old female is complaining that she feels tired all time and cannot do her regular exercise because she becomes short of breath. She also is having frequent headaches and has a 6-month history of strong, irregular menstrual bleeding. Laboratory tests reveal low hemoglobin and hematocrit and decreased mean corpuscular volume and mean corpuscular hemoglobin. Her serum iron was at the lowest end of normal, her serum ferritin was slightly below normal, and her total iron-binding capacity was greater than normal. Based on her symptoms and laboratory results, the patient should be treated with:
A) iron dextran, ferrus sulphate and folic acid
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