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Iron Deficiency Anemia Evidence Table
Structured evidence table for Iron Deficiency Anemia, generated from 2 reusable source documents in the Migaku knowledge base.
| topic | claim | evidence level | citation | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Deficiency Anemia | A 29-year-old woman presented with abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and non-bloody diarrhea and was found to have profound microcytic iron deficiency anemia (hemoglobin 4.8 g/dL). | 4 | Gulla V (2026) | Severe Iron Deficiency Anemia in a Jehovah's Witness diagnosed with Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome. |
| Iron Deficiency Anemia | Endoscopy and colonoscopy revealed numerous colonic, rectal, and gastric polyps. | 4 | Gulla V (2026) | Severe Iron Deficiency Anemia in a Jehovah's Witness diagnosed with Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome. |
| Iron Deficiency Anemia | Patients with iron-deficient anemia have been found to have longer hospital stays, along with a higher number of adverse events. | 4 | Jogu P (2026) | Iron-Deficiency Anemia(Archived) |
| Iron Deficiency Anemia | Anemia is defined as hemoglobin below two standard deviations of the mean for the age and gender of the patient. | 4 | Jogu P (2026) | Iron-Deficiency Anemia(Archived) |
| Iron Deficiency Anemia | The most common cause of anemia worldwide is iron deficiency, which results in microcytic, hypochromic red blood cells on peripheral smear. | 4 | Jogu P (2026) | Iron-Deficiency Anemia(Archived) |
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