A 30-year-old woman at 12 weeks of gestation attends the GP for a routine antenatal appointment. Her booking bloods show a haemoglobin of 102 g/L and ...

Question

A 30-year-old woman at 12 weeks of gestation attends the GP for a routine antenatal appointment. Her booking bloods show a haemoglobin of 102 g/L and a mean cell volume of 68 fL. She is asymptomatic. Which is the single most appropriate next step?

Accepted Answer

Request a haemoglobin electrophoresis

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Refer urgently to haematology

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Commence oral ferrous sulphate 200 mg twice daily

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Arrange intravenous iron infusion

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Recheck haemoglobin at 28 weeks

uk-drcog MCQ (SBA): Anaemia in Pregnancy

A 30-year-old woman at 12 weeks of gestation attends the GP for a routine antenatal appointment. Her booking bloods show a haemoglobin of 102 g/L and a mean cell volume of 68 fL. She is asymptomatic. Which is the single most appropriate next step?