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Anemia in the Elderly
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Product ID: 18803
Institution: 
University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine
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http://www.healthcare.uiowa.edu/igec/resources-educators-professionals/presentations/demographic.asp?courseID=20040616

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Description of the product: 
This product is part of the GeriaFlix series at the University of Iowa. GeriaFlix are multidisciplinary presentations on topics in clinical geriatrics. Presented in a streaming digital video format with synchronized slides, each presentation lasts approximately 1 hour.

In this presentation, Dr. Agarwal will discuss anemia in the elderly, including its most common causes; the initial steps of evaluation; the use of serum iron profile results to differentiate anemia of chronic disease from iron deficiency anemia; and recommended treatments for iron deficiency anemia, anemia of chronic disease, and vitamin B12 deficiency.

GeriaFlix presentations are available online, both to accredited medical education institutions for use with students, residents, and fellows. For more information about the GeriaFlix series, go to http://www.healthcare.uiowa.edu/igec/resources-educators-professionals/p.... GeriaFlix are also available to practicing physicians, physician assistants, nurses and nurse practitioners for CME or CEU credit. To receive continuing education credit, you must register for the Geriatric Lecture Series. For more information, go to http://www.healthcare.uiowa.edu/igec/e-learning/geriatric-lecture-series....
Educational objectives: 
This product is part of a series of digitized lectures devoted to topics in clinical geriatrics designed to teach important principles in the management of older persons. By using this lecture series, learners will be able to improve their overall knowledge about managing common geriatric syndromes; understand the unique health care needs of older patients, differences in the management of common clinical conditions, and how physiologic changes associated with aging impact management; develop a working knowledge of important legal and ethical issues associated with end-of-life care; and understand and apply principles of the multi-disciplinary geriatric assessment.

The learning objectives of this digitized presentation are:
  1. Identify the most common causes of anemia in the elderly;
  2. Recognize the initial steps in evaluating anemia in the elderly;
  3. Understand how to apply the results of serum iron profile in differentiating anemia of chronic disease from iron deficiency anemia; and
  4. Describe the recommended treatment for iron deficiency anemia, anemia of chronic disease, and vitamin B12 deficiency.
Describe any special implementation requirements or guidelines: 
Viewing GeriaFlix presentations requires a 256K or faster DSL connection, cable modem, LAN/Intranet connection, or other broadband connection. You will also need QuickTime Player 6 or later, either Internet Explorer 5 or above or Netscape 6 or above, and a sound card with speakers. Screen resolution should be set at 800 x 600 or higher.
Date posted: 
Fri, 08/21/2009
Date last updated: 
Fri, 08/21/2009
CME credits available: 
Yes
Do you or any of the authors have any significant financial interest or commercial support?: 
No
Has this product been peer reviewed?: 
No
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Contact person/corresponding author: 
Linda Seydel ([email protected])
Authors: 
Neeraj Agarwal
NLM Citation:
Agarwal, N. Anemia in the Elderly. POGOe - Portal of Geriatric Online Education; 2009. Available from: http://www.pogoe.org/productid/18803
APA Citation:
Agarwal, N. (2009). Anemia in the Elderly. POGOe - Portal of Geriatric Online Education. Retrieved July 06, 2010 from http://www.pogoe.org/productid/18803
 
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