Microcytic anemia, ferropenia, thalassemia, anemia of chronic disease, sideroblastic anemia, iron, ferritin, transferrin saturation, total iron-binding capacity
Algorithm that addresses microcytic anemia and guides to different differential diagnoses according to the iron profile, namely the value of ferritin, serum iron, transferrin and total iron-binding capacity.
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Algorithm: Approach to ferropenic anemia
Algorithm: Approach to chronic disease anemia
Portugal. Direção-Geral da Saúde (DGS). Norma de Orientação Clínica nº030/2013. Abordagem, Diagnóstico e Tratamento da Ferropénia no Adulto. Lisboa: DGS, 2013.
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