Prevention of iron deficiency anemia in children and treatment.doc

 PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 5 Prevention of iron deficiency anemia in children and treatment [Keywords:] prevention and treatment of iron deficiency anemia in children Iron deficiency anemia is the most common form of anemia in children with 6 to 24 months the highest incidence of infant and seriously endanger the health of children. In our hospital from 2007 to 2008 30 cases of iron deficiency anemia in children to investigate The main disease because of lack of neonatal iron storage, inadequate iron intake, iron malabsorption, excessive loss of iron and growth factors and so on. The clinical presentation is usually pale skin and mucous membrane gradually to lips, oral mucosa and a bed was more apparent. easily tired, do not love activities. Older children can be dizziness, blackouts, and tinnitus, severe cases of liver, spleen and mild swelling, digestive system, nervous system, cardiovascular system and cellular immunity function to reduce other symptoms. on the diagnosis of iron deficiency anemia in children can be fed according to medical history, especially history, clinical manifestations and characteristics of blood, generally make a preliminary diagnosis. further to do about the biochemistry of iron metabolism have confirmed significance. necessary to do Bone marrow examination. 1 Prevention Primarily to do health promotion work, so that the entire community, especially the parents recognize the dangers of iron deficiency in children and the importance of preventive measures, making child care an important part of the work. The main preventive measures include: 1.1 The promotion of breastfeeding, the absorption of iron in breast milk higher utilization rate. 1.2 good feeding guide, no breast or artificial feeding of infants, should be timely to add iron-rich food supplements with high iron absorption, such as meat, blood, offal, fish, etc., and note that with a reasonable diet, infant, such as fed with fresh milk, must be heated to