Iron tests are groups of clinical chemistry laboratory blood tests that are used to evaluate body iron stores or the iron level in blood serum.

Iron tests
Purposeevaluate iron level

Other terms used for the same tests are iron panel, iron profile, iron indices, iron status or iron studies.

Tests

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Diagnosis

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IRON PANEL Serum iron Transferrin and TIBC Transferrin saturation Ferritin Transferrin receptor Related tests
Hb MCV
Iron deficiency anemia              
Iron overload
(hemochromatosis)
         * Normal  
Anemia of chronic disease        *  *    
Porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT)         Normal    
Thalassemia              
Sideroblastic anemia          *    
Megaloblastic anemia              
Hemolytic anemia  *  *  *  *      
Pregnancy or use of
hormonal contraception
Normal            

* = or normal.

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