Nutritional anemia in preschool children

• Main Author: Gupta, Anil
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer, [2017]
• Subjects: Anemia in children.; Anemia > Nutritional aspects.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9789811051784; 9789811051791; 9789811353376; 9789811051777
• Physical Description: 1 online resource

The book highlights intricate predisposing factors for pathogenesis of nutritional anemia. It delivers valuable information related to this public health hazard influencing the nutritional health of preschool children. The book is valuable for readers in diverse fields to gain insight of the concept...

Table of Contents:

• Dedication; Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; About the Author; Chapter 1: Introduction; 1.1 Definition; 1.2 Overview; References; Chapter 2: Epidemiology of Nutritional Anemia; 2.1 Global Prevalence; 2.2 Prevalence of Nutritional Anemia in India; References; Chapter 3: Physiological Contemplation of Iron in the Body; 3.1 Overview; 3.2 Average Iron Content in the Human Body; 3.2.1 Infancy; 3.2.2 Childhood; 3.2.3 Adolescence; 3.2.4 Females in Reproductive Age Group; 3.2.5 Adult Males and Postmenopausal Females; 3.3 Daily Iron Requirement; 3.4 Essential and Functional Iron Compounds.
• 3.4.1 Haemoglobin and Myoglobin3.4.2 Catalases; 3.4.3 Peroxidases; 3.4.4 Cytochromes; 3.5 Iron Storage Compounds; 3.5.1 Ferritin; 3.5.2 Haemosiderin; 3.6 Labile Iron Pool; 3.7 Physiological Iron Turnover; 3.7.1 From Senile RBC; 3.7.2 In the Body; References; Chapter 4: Iron Metabolism in Human Body; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Dietary Sources of Iron; 4.3 Nonconventional Sources of Iron; 4.3.1 Iron Utensils; 4.4 Iron Absorption; 4.4.1 Factors Affecting Iron Absorption; 4.4.2 Non-haem Iron Absorption; 4.4.3 Haem Iron Absorption; 4.5 Iron Transport in Blood Circulation; 4.6 Iron Uptake by Cells.
• 4.7 Regulation of Iron Absorption4.7.1 Mucosal Block Mechanism; 4.7.2 Erythropoietin Stimulus; 4.7.3 Ferritin-Transferrin Receptor Translational Control; 4.7.4 Hepcidin Level; 4.8 Role of Iron in the Growth and Development of Children; 4.8.1 Hypotheses for Iron Deficiency-Induced Harmful Effects on Neurodevelopment; References; Chapter 5: Aetiology of Iron Deficiency in Children; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Chronic Helminthic Infection; 5.3 Helicobacter pylori Infection; 5.4 Severe Malarial Anemia in Children; 5.4.1 Overview; 5.4.2 Aetiopathogenesis of Severe Malarial Anemia in Children.
• 5.4.2.1 Role of Pro-inflammatory Biomacromolecules5.4.3 Clinical Manifestations; 5.5 Environmental Enteropathy and Anemia in Children; 5.6 Malabsorption Syndrome; 5.7 Habit of Geophagy in Children and Anemia; 5.7.1 Overview of Geophagy; 5.7.2 Cross-sectional Research Study (1); 5.7.3 Cross-sectional Research Study (2); 5.7.3.1 Conclusion; 5.8 HIV-Induced Anemia; 5.9 Iron Deficiency Anemia in Coeliac Disease; 5.9.1 IL-6-Hepcidin-Hypoferraemia; 5.9.2 Hepcidin-Induced Ferroportin Degradation; 5.9.3 Erythrophagocytosis; 5.9.3.1 Suppression of Erythropoiesis by Inflammation; References.
• Chapter 6: Laboratory Estimation of Iron in Body6.1 Haemoglobin Estimation; 6.1.1 Haldane Method; 6.1.2 Dare Method; 6.1.3 Lovibond-Drabkin Method; 6.1.4 Tallquist Method; 6.1.5 Spencer Method; 6.1.6 Copper Sulphate Method; 6.1.7 Direct Cyanmethaemoglobin Method; 6.1.8 Indirect Cyanmethaemoglobin Method; 6.1.9 HemoCue Method; 6.1.10 Sahli's Method; 6.1.11 Automated Haematology Analyser; 6.1.12 NBM-200; 6.1.13 WHO Haemoglobin Colour Scale Method; 6.2 Serum Ferritin; 6.3 Serum Iron/Total Iron-Binding Capacity (TIBC); 6.4 Transferrin Saturation Test; 6.5 Red Blood Cell Zinc Protoporphyrin.