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Date: | Tue, 12 Sep 2000 17:09:46 -0400 |
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>Doc says baby is anemic, "we wouldn't let anyone walkaround that way,"
I don't know if the Doc noticed, but 2 month old babies do not walk around.
>Wants baby to get Tri-Vi-Sol, an over the counter infant vitamin including
iron, 1ml/day, with f/u CBC in another month.
Actually Tri-Vi-Sol does not contain iron. There is no point in the baby
getting it.
I would relax and wait for the next hematocrit. Please note that there are
other causes of low hematocrit besides low iron. Some causes of low
hematocrit should *not* be treated with extra iron.
Why would this baby be anemic anyway? Why was the blood taken anyway? I am
not sure that the hemoglobin or hematocrit are abnormally low. But
remember:
1. sometimes blood is poorly taken.
2. sometimes labs make mistakes.
Jack Newman, MD, FRCPC
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