Laboratory Assessment of Iron - 1
Serum Iron
levels:
Measures
only Fe+++ bound to apotransferrin (transferrin)
Decreased
in:
Iron
deficiency anemia
Anemia
of Chronic Inflammation
Following
immunizations
Since
1/3 of binding sites on transferrin has Fe+++ 2/3 of sites normally empty.
Following
myocardial infarctions
Serum
Unsaturated Iron-binding Capacity (UIBC):