[NPInfo] Iron Deficiency Anemia

[Priscilla Merrill]

You got my curiosity up so I googled it and here are some links.  
Made me wonder if Vanilla Ice was anemic since he's so darn pale!
Bottom line, no one knows, just theories.  I thoguth it might be the iron in
the pipes but then water shoud also be a craving.  The best answer I saw was
that it has oxygen in it from the freezing process.  Here are some ideas.

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/chewing-ice/AN01278

http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2004/11/i-eat-lot-of-ice.html

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20060616173903AAE8Jhc

Priscilla Merrill FNP



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From: npinfo-bounces at nurse.net [mailto:npinfo-bounces at nurse.net] On Behalf
Of Kimberly Coleman
Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 9:56 PM
To: NP Info
Subject: [NPInfo] Iron Deficiency Anemia

I was curious if anyone could tell me WHY? patients with iron deficiency
anemia crave ice.  I know it's a form of PICA and can only find general
information.  A pt. with low H&H (10, 30), low B12 (207), low ferritin (7),
norm. TSH.  The MD didn't want to do a TIBC (it wasn't needed right now).
There is no hx. of abn. bleeding, had TAH >10yrs. C/O "eating a lot of ice",
extreme fatigue/weakness and "a lot of joint pain and feels like muscles are
drawing and stumbling".  Going to be scheduling upper/lower scopes.  Any
suggestions on the joint pain and stumbling, and what does ice have to do
with it?  As I said, I have heard of it, know it exists, but don't know
exactly why.  Thanks.  KC
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