{"title":"Investigation of Anaemia in Geriatric patients Admitted to Norfolk & Norwich University teaching Hospital Old People’s Medicine/Geriatric Department","authors":"Emmanuel Tigalya, Lamabadusuriya Lamabadusuriya, Yasmine Karachiwala","doi":"10.31579/2767-7370/024","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Aims To assess if anaemia detected in geriatric patients admitted to the Old Peoples Medicine Department at Norfolk and Norwich University Teaching Hospital was investigated with appropriate laboratory tests- haematinics and iron level tests. Also increase awareness among doctors of the high prevalence of anaemia in geriatric patients and the need to investigate to start treat if indicated. Target population or scope All patients aged 80 and above admitted under the care of NNUH OPM department on a given day incidentally found to have anaemia. Criteria All over 80 year olds admitted to hospital found incidentally to have low HB (anaemia) should be investigated by having elemental iron level and haematinic checks; Iron level check Vitamin B12 and folate check Ferritin Target population or scope All patients aged 80 and above admitted under the care of NNUH OPM department on a given day incidentally found to have anaemia.","PeriodicalId":120938,"journal":{"name":"New Medical Innovations and Research","volume":"17 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2021-10-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"New Medical Innovations and Research","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.31579/2767-7370/024","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Aims To assess if anaemia detected in geriatric patients admitted to the Old Peoples Medicine Department at Norfolk and Norwich University Teaching Hospital was investigated with appropriate laboratory tests- haematinics and iron level tests. Also increase awareness among doctors of the high prevalence of anaemia in geriatric patients and the need to investigate to start treat if indicated. Target population or scope All patients aged 80 and above admitted under the care of NNUH OPM department on a given day incidentally found to have anaemia. Criteria All over 80 year olds admitted to hospital found incidentally to have low HB (anaemia) should be investigated by having elemental iron level and haematinic checks; Iron level check Vitamin B12 and folate check Ferritin Target population or scope All patients aged 80 and above admitted under the care of NNUH OPM department on a given day incidentally found to have anaemia.
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