Category
ROUTINE CHEMISTRY
Sub Category
ANEMIA & NUTRITION
Synonym/Aliases
TOTAL IRON BINDING CAPACITY
Abbreviations
TIBC
Type
INDIVIDUAL TEST
Results
RESULTS READY WITHIN 2 WORKING DAYS
Method
SPECTROPHOTOMETRIC
Temp
SAMPLE KEPT AT ROOM TEMPERATURE 2-3 HOURS, 2-8ºC 7 DAYS, FROZEN 14 DAYS
Setup
ALL WORKING DAYS
Components Parameters
ALBUMIN SERUM, ALBUMIN FLUID
PRE-ANALYTIC CONSIDERATIONS
Test Ordering Instructions
FILL OUT TEST REQUEST FORM FULLY & LEGIBLY.
Patient preparation
- N/A
Sample type
SERUM
Container/ preservative
SERUM SEPARATOR TUBE (SST/ GEL) OR PLAIN (RED TOP) VACUTAINER.
Sample volume
3 ML
Rejection criteria
LABELING ISSUE (UNLABELED/ MISLABELED); MISSING REQUEST FORM; MISMATCH BETWEEN REQUEST FORM & SAMPLE DETAILS; MISSING AGE/ GENDER; WRONG SAMPLE TYPE; INSUFFICIENT SAMPLE.
Other Instructions
SERUM GEL TUBES SHOULD BE CENTRIFUGED WITHIN 1-2 HOURS OF COLLECTION.
RED-TOP TUBES SHOULD BE CENTRIFUGED AND ALIQUOTED WITHIN 1-2 HOURS OF COLLECTION.
Reference intervals
AGE AND GENDER APPROPRIATE VALUES PROVIDED WITH REPORT
Clinical Utility
EVALUATION OF SUSPECTED IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA (IDA), ANEMIA OF CHRONIC DISEASE (ACD), IRON OVERLOAD (DUE TO MULTIPLE TRANFUSIONS, HEREDITARY HEMOCHROMATOSIS ETC.)
Test Limitations / Confounders
RECENT IRON ADMINISTRATION WILL ALTER BASELINE RESULTS.