© Springer Science+Business Media LLC 2018Robert Provenzano, Edgar V. Lerma and Lynda Szczech (eds.)Management of Anemiahttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-7360-6_10 10. The Complex Relationships Between Iron Regulation, Obesity, and Anemia Stephen Z. Fadem1 (1) Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, 6624…
Fig. 8.1 General algorithm for the approach to a patient with both chronic lung disease and anemia. Often iron-deficiency anemia or the anemia of chronic disease, or both, can be…
Fig. 2.1 Mechanisms of erythropoiesis and iron homeostasis Enterocyte iron absorption is an extremely complicated process whose scope goes beyond the goal of this presentation. Understanding of some basic elements…
Associated disorder Estimated prevalence (%) of the disorder Infections (acute and chronic): viral infections, including HIV; bacterial; parasitic; fungal 18–95 Cancer: hematological and solid tumors 30–77 Autoimmune: 8–71 Rheumatoid arthritis …
Developmental period Dose range (mGy) Teratogenic effects Any <50 None Preimplantation (0–2 weeks after conception) 50–100 All-or-none effect resulting in either embryonic demise or no effect Organogenesis (2–8 weeks) 200–250…
Fig. 7.1 Pelvic masses that may present in pregnancy (© 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. www.netterimages.com. Used with permission) Fig. 7.2 Para-ovarian cysts are often identified during routine obstetrical…
Fig. 6.1 Spontaneous abortion (© 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. www.netterimages.com. Used with permission) Diagnosis The spontaneous loss of an intrauterine pregnancy (IUP) prior to 20 weeks of gestation…
Fig. 2.1 Phases of antenatal human development (Image used under license from Shutterstock.com) The Embryonic Period First Postconceptional Week Week 1 begins at conception and typically occurs approximately 14 days…
Fig. 9.1 Ultrasound of a pregnant patient presenting with flank pain, nausea, and vomiting with a right-sided ureteral stone . Color Doppler indicates the loss of a right ureteral jet,…
Fig. 1.1 Cardiac output in pregnancy. Increase in cardiac output, stroke volume , and heart rate from the nonpregnant state throughout pregnancy (From Gabbe [17]. Reprinted with permission from Elsevier)…
