Learning some of the more commonly used metric prefixes, such as kilo-, mega-, giga-, tera-, centi-, milli-, micro-, and nano-, can be helpful for quickly navigating metric units.
If chelation therapy begins before 3 years of age, particularly careful monitoring of growth and bone development is advised, along with reduced dosage.
By giving DFO at night and DFP by day, 24-hrs of exposure to iron chelation can be achieved similar exposure to that achieved with 24-hrs desferrioxamine infusion, or once daily deferasirox.