
Amount of Iron Lost Through a Known Blood Loss with an Estimate for the Replacement Dose
Purpose: | To estimate the amount of iron lost from a blood loss and to determine a replacement dose of iron dextran. |
Specialty: | Hematology Oncology Clinical Laboratory Obstetrics & Gynecology Pedatrics General Surgery Gastroenterology |
Objective: | laboratory tests, dosage calculations, dosage adjustments |
ICD-10: | D50 |
Description: | The amount of iron lost and the amount needed to replace it following a known blood loss can be calculated from the estimated volume of blood loss. |
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