//fpnotebook.com/
Serum Iron
Aka: Serum Iron
- Measurement
- Measures Transferrin-associated ferric ion
- Related measures
- Total Iron Binding Capacity
- Percent Transferrin Saturation
- Interpretation: Normal
- Range: 50 - 175 ug/dl
- Interpretation: Elevated Serum Iron
- Hemochromatosis
- Hemolysis
- Hemolytic Anemia
- Hemosiderosis
- Hepatic necrosis
- Hepatitis
- Ineffective Erythropoiesis
- Vitamin B12 Deficiency
- Iron Poisoning or Iron Overdose
- Lead Toxicity or Lead Poisoning
- Transient increases
- Diurnal variation (increases in evening)
- Recent meat ingestion or iron intake
- Interpretation: Decreased Serum Iron
- Chronic Gastrointestinal Blood loss
- Heavy Menstrual Bleeding
- Inadequate iron absorption
- Insufficient Dietary Iron
- Iron Deficiency Anemia
- Malabsorption
- Nephrotic Syndrome
- Third trimester of pregnancy