Laboratory Assessment of Iron - 2
Iron
deficiency anemia
Anemia
of Chronic Inflammation
Pregnancy
Increased
values seen in:
Percent
saturation:
Total
Iron-binding Capacity (TIBC):
Measurement
of binding sites available on transferrin
Decreased
values seen in:
Serum
iron x 100
TIBC
Increased
values seen in:
thalassemia
sideroblastic
anemia
hemochromatosis