iron treatment therapy basics

Date Published: 01/06/2006

Iron Basics on irontherapy.org

Welcome to the ITO Iron Basics section. This section is here to provide you with key resources on iron therapy.

Below you will find a list of reviews that constitute the ITO's recommended reading for both those who are new to iron therapy and those who require a review of current practices.

Please note that each link below leads to a full review by one of the ITO editorial board (often by authors of other articles in this list), ITO comment and star rating and Pubmed link!

If you wish to share your thoughts and observations, please feel free to do so in in the ITO Forum.

ITO recommended reading - Iron Basics

Eschbach JW
Iron requirements in erythropoietin therapy

Danielson BG
Structure, Chemistry, and Pharmacokinetics of Intravenous Iron Agents

Van Wyck DB, Danielson BG, Aronoff GR
Making Sense: A Scientific Approach to Intravenous Iron Therapy

Van Wyck DB
Labile Iron: Manifestations and Clinical Implications

Fishbane S, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Nissenson AR
Serum ferritin in chronic kidney disease: reconsidering the upper limit for iron treatment

Van Wyck DB, Bailie G, Aronoff G
Just the FAQs: frequently asked questions about iron and anemia in patients with chronic kidney disease

Cavill I
Iron and erythropoietin in renal disease

Van Wyck DB
Management of early renal anaemia: diagnostic work-up, iron therapy, epoetin therapy

Horl WH, Cavill I, MacDougall IC, Schaefer RM, Sunder-Plassmann G
How to diagnose and correct iron deficiency during r-huEPO therapy--a consensus report

Macdougall IC
Monitoring of iron status and iron supplementation in patients treated with erythropoietin

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