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Related Subjects: |Anaemia in Chronic Kidney Disease |Anaemia of Chronic Disease |Anaemia: Assessment |Aplastic anaemia |Autoimmune Haemolytic anaemia (AIHA) |Diamond-Blackfan anaemia |Fanconi Anaemia |Haemolytic Anaemia |Iron deficiency Anaemia |Macrocytic anaemia |Megaloblastic anaemia |Microangiopathic Haemolytic anaemia |Microcytic anaemia |Normocytic anaemia |Pernicious anaemia
Parameter | Normal Range | Interpretation | Possible Conditions |
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Serum Iron | 60-170 µg/dL (10.7-30.4 µmol/L) |
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Total Iron Binding Capacity (TIBC) | 240-450 µg/dL (42.9-80.6 µmol/L) |
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Transferrin Saturation | 20-50% |
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Ferritin | 12-300 ng/mL (men), 12-150 ng/mL (women) |
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Serum Transferrin | 200-400 mg/dL |
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Serum Soluble Transferrin Receptor (sTfR) | 1.9-4.4 mg/L |
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Disease | Serum Iron | TIBC | Transferrin Saturation | Ferritin |
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Iron Deficiency Anaemia | Low | High | Low | Low |
Anaemia of Chronic Disease | Low or Normal | Low | Low or Normal | Normal or High |
Sideroblastic Anaemia | High | Normal or Low | High | High |
Haemochromatosis | High | Low | High | High |
Thalassemia | Normal or High | Low | Normal or High | Normal or High |
Lead Poisoning | Normal | Normal | Normal | Normal |