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IRON STUDIES MONITORING PANEL
1200
Special Instruction : Overnight fasting & sampling before 12 noon is preferred. Avoid iron supplements for minimum 24 hours prior to specimen collection.
Parameters covered : 4
Report Frequency : Daily
Home Collection
Lab Visit
Overview
What is IRON STUDIES MONITORING PANEL ?
Iron studies help in the evaluation of levels of iron in the body. If you are suffering from anemia, this test helps to diagnose whether anemia is due to deficiency of iron in the body. Iron deficiency anemia can be due to blood loss, deficient iron in the diet, inability of the body to absorb iron & during pregnancy. It also assesses if there is iron overload in the body which can be dangerous. This test panel is used to monitor patients who are suffering from iron deficiency anemia.
Parameters
1. Iron
2. Total Iron Binding Capacity (TIBC)
3. Transferrin Saturation
4. Ferritin
Doctor Information
Pre-test Information
Overnight fasting & sampling before 12 noon is preferred. Avoid iron supplements for minimum 24 hours prior to specimen collection.
Report Delivery
Daily
Code
Z783
Category
Anemia
Stability Room
8 hrs
Stability Refrigerated
48 hrs
Stability Frozen
4 weeks
Method
Spectrophotometry, CLIA
Specimen
4 mL (1.5 mL min ) serum from 1 SST. Avoid hemolysis. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Overnight fasting & sampling before 12 noon is preferred. Avoid iron supplements for minimum 24 hours prior to specimen collection.
Usage
Serum Ferritin & Transferrin Saturation values are used together to assess iron status, diagnose iron deficiency and predict an erythropoietic response to iron supplementation.
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