IDA: Laboratory Diagnosis

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IDA: Laboratory Diagnosis

Table 6. Iron Studies Findings for Stages of IDA.6

Stage 1Stage 2Stage 3
Hemoglobin Normal Normal Decreased
Serum Iron Normal Decreased Decreased
TIBC Normal Increased Increased
Ferritin Decreased Decreased Decreased
sTfR Increased Increased Increased
Hemoglobin content of reticulocytes Normal Decreased Decreased
6. Keohane, E. M., Otto, C.N., Walenga, J. M. (2016). Rodak's Hematology Clinical Principles and Applications. St. Louis., Elsevier, 6th Edition.