Investigations
Body iron status may be assessed by a variety of routes:
- iron content of bone marrow sample
- plasma iron assay
- total iron binding capacity / transferrin levels
- ferritin levels
Assessment must be made in the light of factors such as systemic inflammation which can decrease iron and transferrin levels but increase ferritin concentration.
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