For this week’s discussion, I will focus on iron deficiency and iron deficiency anemia (IDA) which we saw occasionally on the pediatric unit. Özdemir (2015) explains that iron deficiency is the most common nutritional deficiency worldwide and an important public health problem. In addition, Miller (2013) explains that although iron deficiency anemia rarely causes death, it can significantly affect an individual’s health. The teaching strategy for this week will revolve around a case study approach
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What is iron? Iron is one of the essential minerals for the human body. It is an integral component of hemoglobin, the agent in the red blood cells responsible for the transportation of oxygen in the body. Insufficient iron in the body makes it difficult to manufacture hemoglobin, which could potentially lead to anemia. This is one of the most prevalent from of anemia commonly known as iron-deficiency anemia. The following factors may result in insufficient iron in the body: 1) Loss of blood (certain
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