According to a landmark 1981 study that researched surrogate markers for Iron toxicity, what are 5 markers that may help predict a serum iron level >300 ug/dL?
WBC >15000, BG >150, presence of vomiting, presence of diarrhea and positive radiographical evidence of iron in the GI tract.
Lacouture PG, Wason S, Temple AR, Wallace DK, Lovejoy FH Jr. Emergency assessment of severity in iron overdose by clinical and laboratory methods. J Pediatr. 1981 Jul;99(1):89-91.
Submitted by: Dawn Sollee, PharmD, DABAT on behalf of Florida/USVI Poison Information Center – Jacksonville
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