CENTRIFUGE SST (SERUM GEL TUBES) WITHIN 1-2 HOURS OF COLLECTION. CENTRIFUGE RED TOP VACUTAINERS AND ALIQUOT SERUM WITHIN 1-2 HOURS OF COLLECTION. THE SEPARATION VIAL MUST BE LABELED WITH AT LEAST 2 PATIENT IDENTIFIERS AND THE SAMPLE TYPE.
Reference intervals
INTERPRETIVE DATA IS PROVIDED ON THE REPORT.
Clinical Utility
EVALUATION OF IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA & IRON OVERLOAD.
Test Limitations/ Confounders
IRON LEVELS ARE AFFECTED BY DIET, ORAL IRON SUPPLEMENTS, RECENT I.V. IRON ADMINISTRATION & DIURNAL VARIATION. FERRITIN IS A POSITIVE ACUTE PHASE REACTANT THEREFORE CONCURRENT INFLAMMATION IS A CONFOUNDING FACTOR.