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Science Clinic => Health Science => Anatomy => Topic started by: strangeaffliction on May 27, 2020
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An elderly patient tells the nurse that she has been very tired lately and has difficulty walking to her mailbox without getting very short of breath. The nurse notes the mucous membranes are pale. The patient states that since her husband died three months ago, she has not been eating well. The physician confirms that she has iron-deficiency anemia. How are the patient's clinical manifestations and iron-deficiency anemia related?
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Without iron as a source material, the red bone marrow cannot manufacture sufficient hemoglobin to meet demand. The clinical manifestations are directly attributed to the reduction in the amount of oxygen available to tissues. Anemic individuals are fatigued, often pale, short of breath, and chilly.