It is mandatory to report to patients only errors that have occurred. It is not mandatory to report near misses to patients. ‘Near-‐miss events,’ or medical errors caught before they reach the patient, must be reported to hospital administration. Reticulocyte count increases first, followed by Hb and Hct in one month. Do an FBC and give oral iron supplementation if anaemic. ‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Iron deficiency in an infant is often due to supplementing with cow/goat/soy milk under the age of 1, or exclusively breastfeeding after 6 months. They are a random agglomeration of pearls that should serve as review and to fill in gaps for a student finishing medical school. These notes are not ‘bottom line statements’ nor are they meant to be unequivocally comprehensive in all subject areas. This document is a collection of HY notes from the USMLE World Step 3 question bank.
