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A child ingestes a large amount of iron pills from his mom’s bag. What is the direct effect of that?

A. GI bleed
B. Urinary retention
C. Policytemia
D. Metabolic alkalosis
E. Respiratory depression


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  #2

i think GI bleed

  #3

GI bleed

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  #4

Yeah I chose A too in the test, but I don't know the exact mechanism for that...

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Traveler, there are no roads. Roads are made by walking.

  #5

Iron toxicity:

Necrotizing Enterocolitis, Metabolic Acidosis, Coma, Death.


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  #6

(and of course, necrotizing enterocolitis = GI bleed)


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  #7

Thanx a lot. I have missed that.

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