This Bloodsafe eLearning Australia course is one of six related courses on iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) in different clinical settings and with increasing complexity of diagnosis and treatment.

This case study explores the management of a 69-year-old woman who is on the waiting list for elective primary total knee replacement, and visits her general practitioner with shortness of breath.

The areas covered include:

• preoperative assessment of anaemia, iron deficiency and iron deficiency anaemia
• management options and assessment of response