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Iron Panel Interpretation

Iron deficiency - ↓ Iron, ↑-nl Transferrin / TIBC, ↓ Transferrin Saturation,  ↓
, ↓ Ferritin Anemia ... , ↑-nl Ferritin ... , ↓-↑-nl Ferritin ... , ↑-nl Ferritin ... deficiency #diagnosis #differential
Causes of Hyperferritinemia - Differential Diagnosis
Ferritin > 1000
Ferritin is the storage form of iron. Increased hepcidin
Hyperferritinemia - Differential ... Check the iron saturation ... to differentiate ... elevation Dr ... Hyperferritinemia #Differential
For an elderly patient with multiple comorbidities it can be challenging to determine if their anemia
is secondary to iron ... To you help differentiate ... Deficiency #Anemia #Algorithm ... #Ferritin #Transferrin ... #Saturation #Percentage
Iron Deficiency Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Labs: Ferritin, iron, transferrin, TIBC, TSAT, sTfR

 • Blood loss:
Anemia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Labs: Ferritin ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #ferritin #hematology
Causes of Anemia with Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Heme Synthesis or
Volume (MCV) - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Globin Synthesis Ferritin ... #elevatedMCV #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Diagnostic Schema for Hyperferritinemia

Pearl: Diseases associated with extreme elevations: 
1. HLH 
2. Still's disease 
3. Systemic
associated with extreme elevations ... histoplasmosis #Ferritin ... Hyperferritinemia #Algorithm ... #Differential #
Overall Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Loss
 • Acute Bleed - Normocytic / Normochromic
Approach to Anemia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... MCH, MCHC, Serum Iron ... , Ferritin, Increased ... Reticulocytes • Iron
Algorithm regarding the diagnosis and treatment of Hereditary Hemochromatosis HH. 

Step 1: In the patient with
Algorithm regarding ... other causes of iron ... concentration; SF, serum ferritin ... saturation. ... hemochromatosis #algorithm