HN: Deficiency of iron

Deficiency of iron

Human Nutrition 3(3+0)

Lesson 38 : Iron

The normal haemoglobin levels commonly range between 13 – 15 g/100ml and the RBC count is 3 to 4.5 million per cu mm. In iron deficiency anaemia, the haemoglobin level ranges between 5 – 9 g/100ml. The clinical features are

General fatigue and lassitude
Breathlessness/Laboreol breathing
Giddiness
Pallor of the skin
Oedema

Last modified: Tuesday, 14 February 2012, 5:36 AM

Home
- Site pages
  - Tags
  - Calendar
  - Site news
- Current course
  - HN
    - Participants
    - General
    - Topic 1
    - Topic 2
    - Topic 3
    - Topic 4
    - Topic 5
    - Topic 6
    - Topic 7
    - Topic 8
    - Topic 9
    - Topic 10
    - Topic 11
    - Topic 12
    - Topic 13
    - Topic 14
    - Topic 15
    - Topic 16
    - Topic 17
    - Topic 18
    - Topic 19
    - Topic 20
    - Topic 21
    - Topic 22
    - Topic 23
    - Topic 24
    - Topic 25
    - Topic 26
    - Topic 27
    - Topic 28
    - Topic 29
    - Topic 30
    - Topic 31
    - Topic 32
    - Topic 33
    - Topic 34
    - Topic 35
    - Topic 36
    - Topic 37
    - Topic 38
      - Introduction
      - Absorption of Iron
      - Factors affecting iron absorption
      - Functions
      - Deficiency of iron
      - Sources
      - Requirements
      - References
      - References
      - Assessment
    - Topic 39
    - Topic 40
    - Topic 41
    - Topic 42
    - Topic 43
    - Topic 44
    - Topic 45
    - Topic 46
    - Topic 47
    - Topic 48
- Courses