General practice · Explanation & counselling

Iron infusion consent

Medium

10 min station · 2 min reading · Recommended for Curtin Year 5 students

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2 min reading · 10 min station · reminders at 2 min

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.

  1. 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.

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