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| Iron tests | |
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| Purpose | evaluate iron level |
Iron tests are groups of clinical chemistry laboratory blood tests that are used to evaluate body iron stores or the iron level in blood serum.
Other terms used for the same tests are iron panel, iron profile, iron indices, iron status or iron studies.
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| IRON PANEL | Serum iron | Serum transferrin | TIBC | Transferrin saturation | Serum ferritin | Transferrin receptor |
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| Thalassemia | |
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| Sideroblastic anemia | |
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| Megaloblastic anemia | |
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| Hemolytic anemia | / |
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| Pregnancy or use of hormonal contraception |
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