RT Book, Section
A1 Hay, Jr, William W.
A1 Levin, Myron J.
A1 Deterding, Robin R.
A1 Abzug, Mark J.
SR Print(0)
ID 1145453620
T1 Anemia, Iron-Deficiency
T2 Quick Medical Diagnosis & Treatment Pediatrics
YR 2017
FD 2017
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781264257614
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1145453620
RD 2024/09/14
AB Defined  as  a  hemoglobin  more  than  2  standard  deviations  below  normal  for  age  and  genderIron  stores  are  sufficient  in  normal-term  infants  for  the  first  4  months  of  lifeIron  stores  may  be  reduced  inPremature  infantsInfants  with  low  birth  weightInfants  with  neonatal  anemia  or  in  those  with  perinatal  blood  loss  or  subsequent  hemorrhageBreast  milk  is  low  in  iron  relative  to  cow's  milk  and  fortified  formulas,  and  without  iron  supplementation,  iron  deficiency  may  develop  in  exclusively  breast-fed  children