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Old Mon Jun 1, 2009, 01:01 PM
Marlene Marlene is offline
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Since he put her back on Exjade, make sure they run a weekly chem panel (kidney & liver) for at least the next month. IMO, I really believe he should wait until they normalize before trying again especially since iron, at this point, is not life threatening. What's the rush?

If she has a central line in, then the desferral is a lot easier to do. I'm sure home health care can set her up to do it like Helen's husband did. They can also do a dose when she gets a transfusion.

And yes, you are correct regarding the dosing.

BTW...Lasix does deplete potassium and some B vitamins.

Marlene
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