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67 of the bodys iron is inside hemoglobin in red blood cells other iron is bound to transferrin in blood or ferritin in bone marrow or stored in more body tissues. This test tells how much transferrin a protein is. Types of iron blood tests serum iron. Low levels of iron in your blood can be caused by blood loss poor diet or a problem with your bodys. Definitions and descriptions hemoglobin measures functional iron. However in otherwise healthy individuals the relative amount of ferritin found in serum is an accurate surrogate measure for iron stored in body organs.

This test measures the amount of iron in your blood. To help diagnose iron deficiency anemia your doctor will consider your cbc hemoglobin blood iron levels mcv and ferritin levels to determine if you have iron deficiency anemia or another type of anemia. The medical text wintrobes clinical hematology states that a normal level is approximately 70 to 200 micrograms per deciliter noted as mcgdl. Although laboratory ranges vary most are close to these values. How is iron in the blood measured. Morning iron is higher than the rest of the days iron levels by 30.

A normal range for iron in the blood as reported by medlineplus is 60mcgdl to 170 mcgdl4. Serum ferritin measurements range from about 15200 ngml for women and 20300 ngml for men. Total iron binding capacity tibc. Approximately two thirds of the total iron in our bodies can be found in the oxygen carrying protein of red blood cells known as hemoglobin according to the national institutes of health office of dietary supplements. Because serum ferritin decreases during the first stage of iron depletion it can identify low iron status before the onset of ida 7 9 14. The essential tests that check blood iron levels include a hemoglobin test a serum iron test a total.

This iron delivers oxygen to cells and carries carbon dioxide away from cells. Normal levels are 40 to 300 for men and 20 to 200 for women. 35 of the total iron in the body is inside muscles as myoglobin. Serum ferritin concentration a measure of the bodys iron stores is currently the most efficient and cost effective test for diagnosing iron deficiency 11 13. A serum iron test determines how much iron is in your blood. Serum ferritin is often referred to as the bodys place for storing iron.

Most well nourished people in industrialized countries have 4 to 5 grams of iron in their bodies 38 mg ironkg body weight for women and 50 mg ironkg body for men. Is a test that measures the iron level in your blood. This test measures how much iron is stored in your body. However the normal range for serum iron often differs from one laboratory to another and may vary according to your age and sex. When your iron level is low your body will. Transferrin iron saturation percentage normal range.