Anemia

This week, we talk anemia — a fairly big topic!

As an aside, another great study resource for you: Dr. Mike Kirlew’s CCFP podcasts (http://apple.co/1GaH8lp) , from Sioux Lookout, Ontario. His lectures are focused on OSCE content rather than the 99 Topics, which I think complements this podcast nicely. I find his lecture style a bit too energetic for me, but the content is fantastic, and he has a knack for simplifying complex content.

This week's links:

* Transfusion thresholds and other strategies for guiding allogeneic red blood cell transfusion. - Cochrane Collaboration (2012) (http://bit.ly/3598ACh)

* Lower versus higher hemoglobin threshold for transfusion in septic shock (2014) (http://bit.ly/2QffZvv)

* Evaluation of anemia in the adult according to the mean corpuscular volume - UpToDate (https://bit.ly/1GvY5Ks)

* Iron Studies Interpretation - Perth Haematology (https://bit.ly/1KHReAz)

* Anemia in Adults: A Contemporary Approach to Diagnosis - Mayo Clinic Proceedings (2003) (http://williams.medicine.wisc.edu/mayoanemia.pdf)

* Red Cell Folate Testing: Unwarranted and Overutilized in the Era of Folic Acid Supplementation (2010) (http://mayocl.in/1WlG76c)

* Iron Needs in Babies and Child - Canadian Paediatric Society (https://bit.ly/1Cl0Jlp)