Pulmonology

Iron Homeostasis

Questions discussed in this category

At what lab values (ferritin, TSAT%) would you offer IV iron therapy to patients with restless leg syndrome?

Does the absence of anemia change your management? Is there a preferred formulation for restless leg syndrome?

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Papers discussed in this category

Sleep medicine, 2018-01

Evidence-based and consensus clinical practice guidelines for the iron treatment of restless legs syndrome/Willis-Ekbom disease in adults and children: an IRLSSG task force report.

American journal of hematology, 2024 Mar 13

A randomized double-blind pilot study to evaluate the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of intravenous iron versus oral iron for the treatment of restless legs syndrome in patients with iron deficiency anemia.

JAMA, 2025 May 27

Iron Deficiency in Adults: A Review.

Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, 2025 Jan 01

Treatment of restless legs syndrome and periodic limb movement disorder: an American Academy of Sleep Medicine clinical practice guideline.

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