Iron Supplementation: How Much Is Enough?

A 69-year-old man being evaluated for fatigue undergoes colonoscopy, which reveals right-sided colon cancer. Notable results from routine laboratory evaluation are:

• Hematocrit: 33%

• Mean corpuscular volume: 72 fL/red cell

• Ferritin: 3 ng/mL

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