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Objective:
Determine the significance and clinical use of iron levels in clinical practice
Lab Test Name:
Iron – Fe
Description:
Measures the amount of Fe in the bloodstream.
Evaluates:
Iron (Fe) is an element that is an important component of hemoglobin in red blood cells.
Iron aids hemoglobin’s transport of oxygen from the lungs to all the cells of the body.
The storage form of iron is ferritin. Iron is transported in the blood by a protein called transferrin.
Indications:
Identify:
Type of anemia:
Normal Therapeutic Values:
Normal –
50-175 μg/dL
Collection:
What would cause increased levels:
What would cause Increased Levels of Iron?
What would cause decreased levels:
What would cause Decreased Levels of Iron?
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