RLS treatment Restless leg syndrome treatment questions with correct answers

iron treatment - Answer iron repletion when ferritin is <20ng/ml and case by case when ferritin between 20 and 50 ng/ml heme iron - Answer 1. found in animal sources esp red meat 2. efficiently absorbed because of solubility nonheme iron - Answer 1. from vegetables and grains 2. less efficiently absorbed antacids, nutritional supplements, beverages with tannic acid(tea, coffee, many red wines) - Answer makes non heme iron absorption worse Vitamin C - Answer exception to rule, helps iron absorption Dose of iron supplementation - Answer 1. 100-200 mg of elemental iron per day; 2. want ferritin > 50 ng/ml and transferrin saturation >20%; 3. treat 6-8 weeks and reassess Only 2 FDA approved meds for RLS - Answer pramipexole and ropinirole pramipexole - Answer 1. dopamine D3 and D2 receptor agonist 2. efficacious for both RLS and PLMs