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IDA: Laboratory Diagnosis

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

	Stage 1	Stage 2	Stage 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.