Hemochromatosis for Health Care Pros: Topic Index

Topic Index

If you are looking for basic information about hemochromatosis and hereditary hemochromatosis, visit the CDC website Iron Overload and Hemochromatosis for information designed to assist patients and their families maintain healthy lifestyles.

A
Topic	Found In
Abdominal Pain	Clinical Expression
Abnormal Liver Function	Clinical Expression
Advanced Stages of Hemochromatosis	Clinical Expression
Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT)	Clinical Expression
Alcohol Consumption	Patient Compliance
Amenorrhea	Clinical Expression
Anemia	Monitoring Treatment
Arrhythmia	Clinical Expression
Arthralgia	Clinical Expression
Arthritis	Clinical Expression
Arthropathy	Clinical Expression
Assessing Iron Status	Biochemical Testing
Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST)	Clinical Expression
Autosomal Recessive	Prevalence
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Topic	Found In
Biochemical Testing	Biochemical Testing
Blood Safety	Patient Compliance
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Topic	Found In
C282Y Mutation
HFE Genotypes	Prevalence
Basic Counseling	Genetic Testing & Basic Counseling
Cardiomyopathy	Clinical Expression
CEU	Continuing Education
Chelation Therapy	Monitoring Treatment
Clinical Expression of Hemochromatosis	Clinical Expression
Cirrhosis	Clinical Expression
CME	Continuing Education
Compliance, Patient	Patient Compliance
Confirmation of Hemochromatosis Diagnosis	Testing Protocol
Continuing Education Credit	Continuing Education
Counseling, Basic	Genetic Testing and Basic Counseling
Course Contributors	Faculty
Course Summary	Course Summary
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Topic	Found In
Deferoxamine (Desferal ^Rx)	Monitoring Treatment
De-Ironing Phase	Monitoring Treatment
Diabetes Mellitus	Clinical Expression
Diagnostic Testing Protocol	Testing Protocol
Diet	Patient Compliance
"Diet Information for Patients with Hemochromatosis" pdf file	Patient Compliance Resources
Dyspnea	Clinical Expression
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Topic	Found In
Early Stages of Hemochromatosis	Clinical Expression
Erythropoiesis	Iron Overload
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Topic	Found In
Faculty	Faculty
Family-based Detection	Patients and Their Families
Fasting Blood Draw	Testing Protocol
Fatigue	Clinical Expression
Ferritin (also see Serum Ferritin)	Iron Overload
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Topic	Found In
Genetic Testing	Genetic Testing and Basic Counseling
Genotype	Prevalence
Genotyping	Genetic Testing and Basic Counseling
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Topic	Found In
H63D Mutation
HFE Genotypes	Prevalence
Basic Counseling	Genetic Testing and Basic Counseling
Hematocrit	Monitoring Treatment
Hemochromatosis
Clinical Features	Clinical Expression
Confirmation of Hemochromatosis Diagnosis	Testing Protocol
Diagnostic Testing	Biochemical Testing
Epidemiology	Prevalence
Family-based Detection	Patients and Their Families
Monitoring Treatment	Monitoring Treatment
Pathophysiology	Iron Overload
Phlebotomy Treatment	Phlebotomy Treatment
Pathophysiology	Iron Overload
Prevalence	Prevalence
Hemoglobin	Monitoring Treatment
Hepatic Biopsy	Testing Protocol
Hepatic Enzymes	Clinical Expression
Hepatic Iron Concentration	Testing Protocol
Hepatitis	Biochemical Testing
Hepatocellular Carcinoma	Clinical Expression
Hepatomegaly	Clinical Expression
Hereditary Hemochromatosis
Clinical Features	Clinical Expression
Confirmation of Hemochromatosis Diagnosis	Testing Protocol
Diagnostic Testing	Biochemical Testing
Epidemiology	Prevalence
Family-based Detection	Patients and Their Families
Genetic Testing & Basic Counseling	Genetic Testing and Basic Counseling
Monitoring Treatment	Monitoring Treatment
Pathophysiology	Iron Overload
Phlebotomy Treatment	Phlebotomy Treatment
Prevalence	Prevalence
Heterozygous Mutations
Basic Counseling	Genetic Testing and Basic Counseling
HFE Genotypes	Prevalence
HFE Gene	Iron Overload
HFE Gene Mutations
Basic Counseling	Genetic Testing and Basic Counseling
Family-based Detection	Patients and Their Families
HFE Genotypes	Prevalence
Pathophysiology	Iron Overload
Prevalence	Prevalence
HFE Protein	Iron Overload
HFE Genotype Frequencies	Prevalence
Homozygous Mutations
Basic Counseling	Genetic Testing and Basic Counseling
HFE Genotypes	Prevalence
Hypoferritinemia	Phlebotomy Treatment
Hypogonadism	Clinical Expression
Hypopituitarism	Clinical Expression
Hypovolemia	Monitoring Treatment
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Topic	Found In
Iron Absorption	Iron Overload
Iron Overload
Biochemical Testing	Biochemical Testing
Confirmation of Hemochromatosis Diagnosis	Testing Protocol
De-Ironing Phase	Monitoring Treatment
Epidemiology	Prevalence
Family Based Detection of Iron Overload	Patients and Their Families
Monitoring Treatment	Monitoring Treatment
Pathophysiology	Iron Overload
Phlebotomy Treatment	Phlebotomy Treatment
Prevalence	Prevalence
"Iron Overload and Hemochromatosis: Information for Patients and Their Families"	Patients and Their Families Resources
Iron Status Testing	Biochemical Testing
Iron Storage	Iron Overload
Iron Supplements	Patient Compliance
Iron Transport	Iron Overload
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Topic	Found In
Juvenile Hemochromatosis	Iron Overload
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Topic	Found In
Letter that Patients Can Give Family Members about Family-based Detection	Patients and Their Families Resources
Liver Biopsy	Testing Protocol
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Topic	Found In
Missense Mutation	Prevalence
Multivitamins	Patient Compliance
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Topic	Found In
Non-fasting Blood Draw	Biochemical Testing
Non-specific Symptoms	Clinical Expression
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Topic	Found In
Patient Information & Brochures - pdf files
"Diet Information for Patients with Hemochromatosis" pdf file	Patient Compliance Resources
"Iron Overload and Hemochromatosis: Information for Patients and Their Families"	Patients and Their Families Resources
Letter that Patients Can Give Family Members about Family-based Detection	Patients and Their Families Resources
"Phlebotomy Information for Patients with Hemochromatosis" pdf file	Patient Compliance Resources
"Talking with Your Family Members about Hemochromatosis."	Patients and Their Families Resources
Penetrance	Prevalence
Phenotype	Clinical Expression
Phlebotomy
Confirming the Hemochromatosis Diagnosis	Testing Protocol
Monitoring Phlebotomy Treatment	Monitoring Treatment
Lifetime Maintenance	Monitoring Treatment
Patient Compliance	Patient Compliance
Phlebotomy Treatment	Phlebotomy Treatment
Phlebotomy Regimen	Phlebotomy Treatment
Physiologic Mechanism	Phlebotomy Treatment
"Phlebotomy Information for Patients with Hemochromatosis" pdf file	Patient Compliance Resources
Population Prevalence	Prevalence
Population Screening	Prevalence
Porphyria Cutanea Tarda	Biochemical Testing
Prevalence	Prevalence
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Topic	Found In
Recessive Trait	Prevalence
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Topic	Found In
S65C Mutation	Prevalence
Secondary Hemochromatosis	Iron Overload
Serum Ferritin	Iron Overload
Serum Ferritin Test (SF)
Assessing Iron Overload	Biochemical Testing
Diagnostic Testing Protocol	Testing Protocol
Initial De-Ironing	Monitoring Treatment
Treatment Monitoring	Monitoring Treatment
Serum Glutamic- oxaloacetic Transaminase (SGOT) (also see AST)	Clinical Expression
Serum Glutamic Pyruvic Transaminase (SGPT) (also see ALT)	Clinical Expression
Serum Iron (SI)	Biochemical Testing
Serum Iron Status	Biochemical Testing
Shellfish	Patient Compliance
Skin Pigmentation	Clinical Expression
Summary of
Clinical Features Module	Summary
Course	Course Summary
Diagnostic Testing Module	Summary
Epidemiology Module	Summary
Family-based Detection Module	Summary
Pathophysiology Module	Summary
Treatment & Management Module	Summary
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Topic	Found In
"Talking with Your Family Members about Hemochromatosis."	Patients and Their Families Resources
Therapeutic Phlebotomy (also see Phlebotomy)	Phlebotomy Treatment
Total Iron Binding Capacity (TIBC)	Biochemical Testing
Transaminase	Biochemical Testing
Transferrin	Biochemical Testing
Transferrin Saturation Test (TS)	Biochemical Testing
Assessing Iron Overload	Biochemical Testing
Diagnostic Testing Protocol	Testing Protocol
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Topic	Found In
Unsaturated Iron Binding Capacity (UIBC)	Biochemical Testing
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Topic	Found In
Vibrio Vulnificus	Patient Compliance
Vitamins	Patient Compliance
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Topic	Found In
Weakness	Clinical Expression
Weight Loss	Clinical Expression

This page last updated November 01, 2007

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity