Instructions
You are a medical student on placement in general practice. Beatriz Carvalho, 36, has iron deficiency anaemia from heavy periods. She could not tolerate two different iron tablets. The GP recommends a ferric carboxymaltose 1000 mg infusion at the practice today.
Obtain informed consent for an intravenous iron infusion
- You do not need to take a history or examine the patient
Bloods
Hb 98 (115 to 165); MCV 74; ferritin 6 (30 to 200). Phosphate normal. Coeliac serology negative.