What Could be Causing Recurring Iron Deficiency Anemia?

What Causes Recurring Iron Deficiency Anemia?

Recurring iron deficiency anemia can have various causes, just like most other symptoms. Finding the true cause means ruling out or confirming each possibility – in other words, diagnosis.

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Diagnosis is usually a complex process due to the sheer number of possible causes and related symptoms. In order to diagnose recurring iron deficiency anemia, we could:

Research the topic
Find a doctor with the time
Use a diagnostic computer system.

The process is the same, whichever method is used.

Step 1: List all Possible Causes

We begin by identifying the disease conditions which have "recurring iron deficiency anemia" as a symptom.

Step 2: Build a Symptom Checklist

We then identify all possible symptoms and risk factors of each possible cause.

Step 3: Rule Out or Confirm each Possible Cause

A differential diagnosis of your symptoms and risk factors finds the likely cause of recurring iron deficiency anemia.

Arriving at a Correct Diagnosis

The Analyst™ is our online diagnosis tool that learns all about you through a straightforward process of multi-level questioning, providing diagnosis at the end.

If you indicate history of anemia, The Analyst™ will ask further questions including this one:

If Iron Deficiency Anemia is a recurring problem, how difficult has it been to resolve when adequate iron was being taken?

Possible responses:

→ Not applicable / don't know
→ Taking additional iron easily resolves the anemia
→ Iron is required daily to prevent anemia
→ Large amounts of iron will resolve the problem
→ Even large amounts of iron help only a little

Based on your response to this question, which may indicate either iron anemia easily resolved or iron anemia difficult to resolve, The Analyst™ will consider or rule out various possibilities.

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