A 63-year-old man with iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) has microcytosis, low ferritin, high TIBC. No overt bleeding. First-line investigation in men wit...

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A 63-year-old man with iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) has microcytosis, low ferritin, high TIBC. No overt bleeding. First-line investigation in men with new IDA is:

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Upper GI endoscopy and colonoscopy (bidirectional)

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Faecal calprotectin

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Capsule endoscopy

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CT abdomen

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Haemoglobin electrophoresis

ukmla MCQ (SBA): Iron Deficiency Anaemia

A 63-year-old man with iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) has microcytosis, low ferritin, high TIBC. No overt bleeding. First-line investigation in men with new IDA is: