Iron Poisoning (cont.)
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Author: Douglas S Lee, MD, Consulting Staff, Department of Emergency Medicine, Simi Valley Hospital.Coauthor(s): Ruben Olmedo, MD, Chief, Division of Toxicology, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Mount Sinai Medical Center.
Editors: Joseph A Salomone III, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Truman Medical Center, University of Missouri at Kansas City School of Medicine; Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD, Senior Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine; Richard Harrigan, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Temple University Hospital, Temple University School of Medicine.
Last Editorial Review: 8/10/2005
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Iron is an important physiological element that is essential for multiple metabolic processes, including oxygen transport, DNA synthesis, and electron transport.
