Part A (Brief description of chief complaint):
Iron Deficiency Anemia: Iron is essential in making hemoglobin, a protein in red blood cells. Iron deficiency anemia is a condition in which blood lacks adequate healthy red blood cells due to low level of iron. Common symptoms include fatigue, irregular heartbeat, pale or yellowish skin, and cold hands.
Part B (Poem):
When the iron is running low,
A shadow of fatigue begins to grow.
Pale echoes in each step I take,
Anemia’s weight, a heavy ache.
In veins, a river without its might,
Transferrin, the captain, lost in the night.
Cells, like soldiers, weary and dried,
Battling fatigue, a crimson tide.
When the iron is running low,
Hematocrit staggers below.
Heart’s rhythm stumbles in faltering beat,
A symphony of exhaustion, a silent defeat.
Blood cells fade in ghostly wail,
In the mirror, my complexion pale.
Cold fingertips where blood don’t flow,
When the iron is running low.
A labored sigh in every breath,
Iron’s death, my own Macbeth.
The world spins, a dizzying show,
When the iron is running low.
Iron returns in distant dreams,
In languor’s grip, a silent scream.
Yet hope lingers like a resilient ember,
For iron’s return, a strength to remember.