Background: Chronic heart failure (CHF) patients with reduced ejection fraction (EF), as defined as EF < 50%, and iron deficiency have shown improvements in symptoms, functional capacity, and quality of life when treated with IV iron, even without overt anemia (1). The FAIR-HF (2009) and CONFIRM-HF (2015) studies showed improvements in New York Heart Association […]

Case Presentation: 62-year-old male with a PMH notable for recurrent epistaxis, bleeding post-dental procedures & IDA since childhood on & off oral iron supplementation presented to the hospital with a traumatic head injury resulting in a SAH/SDH. Initial laboratory work found normocytic anemia & severe thrombocytopenia (TCP) – 25 X 10E+09/L . CT abdomen & […]

Case Presentation: A 21-month-old girl was brought to the emergency department for acute, severe right arm and leg weakness. She was unable to stand, appearing pale and fatigued. Labs were notable for hemoglobin (Hgb) of 3.5 g/dL, leukocyte of 19.7×103/µL, platelet of 340×103/µL, absolute reticulocyte of 6.4×103/µL, and MCV of 49 fL. Microcytic anemia and […]