A 71-year-old woman with heart failure and ferritin 80 ng/mL, TSAT 18%. Symptoms of fatigue persist despite optimized therapy. Which IV therapy improv...

Question

A 71-year-old woman with heart failure and ferritin 80 ng/mL, TSAT 18%. Symptoms of fatigue persist despite optimized therapy. Which IV therapy improves functional status?

Accepted Answer

IV iron

Answer

IV erythropoietin

Answer

Oral iron only

Answer

IV folate

Answer

No iron unless ferritin

us-abim MCQ (SBA): Heart Failure (HFrEF)

A 71-year-old woman with heart failure and ferritin 80 ng/mL, TSAT 18%. Symptoms of fatigue persist despite optimized therapy. Which IV therapy improves functional status?