A 76 year old lady had been on the waiting list for hip replacement. At the pre-operative assessment clinic she was found to be anaemic with a Hb of 88 g/L. Further investigations confirmed this to be due to iron deficiency. Her operation was delayed as it was felt...
A 44-year-old lady with longstanding ulcerative colitis had a flare up of her disease, with abdominal pains and passing blood. She experienced palpitations and breathlessness. Blood tests confirmed a functional iron deficiency, with Hb 112g/L, transferrin saturation...
An 81-year-old man felt breathless and dizzy with cold hands and feet for the last 6 months. He had been on low dose aspirin since a cardiac bypass graft 12 years before and had been on dabigatran anticoagulant for atrial fibrillation. He reported passing black bowel...
A 78-year-old man receiving anti cancer treatment was given repeated blood transfusions for anaemia and associated symptoms of breathlessness and exhaustion. Each transfusion gave him short-term relief but this didn’t last more than a few days. He had assumed his...
A 50-year-old male with a history of gastric bypass surgery presents with fatigue, pale skin, and pica (craving and eating non-food substances like ice or dirt). Laboratory tests show a haemoglobin level of 85 g/L, transferrin saturation of 4% and serum ferritin level...
A 49-year-old lady reported thinning hair, brittle nails and dry skin over the last 6 months. She thought this may be starting the menopause. However further tests confirmed iron deficiency and after an iron infusion, the appearance of her skin, nails and hair...
