Category
Routine Chemistry
Sub Category
Anemia & Nutrition
Synonym/Aliases
Serum Iron
Abbreviations
FE; FE2+
Type
INDIVIDUAL TEST
Results
RESULTS READY WITHIN 24 HOURS
Method
SPECTROPHOTOMETRIC.
Temp
SAMPLE KEPT AT AMBIENT: 2-3 HOURS; R (2-8℃): 7DAYS; F (-20℃): 30DAYS.
Setup
ALL WORKING DAYS
Components Parameters
NOT APPLICABLE
PRE-ANALYTIC CONSIDERATIONS
Test Ordering Instructions
FILL OUT TEST REQUEST FORM FULLY & LEGIBLY.
Patient preparation
NOT APPLICABLE
Sample type
SERUM
Container/ preservative
SERUM SEPARATOR TUBE (SST/ GEL) OR PLAIN (RED TOP) VACUTAINER
Sample volume
AT LEAST 2 ML
Rejection criteria
LABELING ISSUE (UNLABELED/ MISLABELED); MISSING REQUEST FORM; MISMATCH BETWEEN REQUEST FORM & SAMPLE DETAILS; MISSING AGE/ GENDER; WRONG SAMPLE TYPE; INSUFFICIENT SAMPLE; GROSS LIPEMIA; GROSS HEMOLYSIS.
Other Instructions
NOT APPLICABLE
Reference intervals
AGE & GENDER APPROPRIATE VALUES ARE PROVIDED ON THE REPORT.
Clinical Utility
ASSESSING IRON STATUS; CAN BE ORDERED AS PART OF IRON STUDIES PROFILE IN THE ASSESSMENT OF SUSPECTED IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA (IDA), ANEMIA OF CHRONIC DISEASE (ACD) & IRON OVERLOAD STATES.
Test Limitations / Confounders
IRON LEVELS ARE AFFECTED BY DIET & DIURNAL VARIATION.