NURS 6501, Week 7 Main Question Post
Anemia
Iron deficiency anemia originates from a decrease in hemoglobin, and depleted iron that
can be triggered by an inadequate dietary intake or chronic blood loss (Huether & McCance,
2017).
Iron deficiency anemia is very common and can be treated and managed.
In developed
nations the main cause of IDA is loss of iron, almost always through blood loss from the GI or
genitourinary tracts (Hammer & McPhee, 2014).
People at high risk for development of iron
deficiency anemia are poverty individuals, children, pregnant and lactating women.
Iron deficiency anemia is developed through three stages.
The first stage is the body’s
storage of iron that is used for blood cell reproduction is depleted, the second stage has iron
deficient red blood cells being transported to bone marrow and leading to iron-deficient red
blood cells production beginning, and the last stage is when the symptoms begin to appear
because the deficient cells then move into venous circulation and result in a decline in
hemoglobin
. A decline in hemoglobin prevents the cells and tissues from getting the proper
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