Oral iron absorption in patients with chronic inflammatory conditions is very poor

Oncology patients are often iron deficient, but seldom treated

Heart failure patients will benefit greatly from IV iron if deficient

Diagnosing functional iron deficiency without anaemia is easy: normal CRP, ferritin 100 and a transferrin saturation <20%

 

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