SMJ articles in the category "ferritin"

Original Article

Etiologies and Short-Term Mortality in Patients with Ultraelevated Serum Ferritin

Objectives: Hyperferritinemia is common in states of iron overload, inflammation, and malignancy. There is evidence that higher ferritin levels may be associated with worse outcomes in several clinical conditions. Available data have been drawn primarily from cases of serum ferritin between 1000 and 5000 ng/mL and from relatively few cases…

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Original Article

Predictors of Endoscopic and Laboratory Evaluation of Iron Deficiency Anemia in Hospitalized Patients

Background: Many hospitalized anemic patients do not undergo appropriate evaluation. We hypothesized that specific clinical variables were likely to be important in triggering evaluation for iron deficiency anemia. Methods: We prospectively identified 637 consecutive anemic patients without acute gastrointestinal bleeding admitted over a three-month period to medical inpatient teams of…

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