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Iron SaturationAka: Serum Transferrin Saturation, Transferrin Saturation, Transferrin Iron Saturation, Serum Iron to TIBC Ratio

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  1. Calculation
    1. TFS = 100 x Serum Iron (ug/dl) / TIBC (ug/dl)
  2. Normal
    1. Range: 15% to 55%
  3. Decreased
    1. Chronic Iron Deficiency Anemia
    2. Chronic infection
    3. Advanced malignancy
    4. Collagen-Vascular Disease
    5. Uremia
    6. Third trimester of pregnancy
  4. Increased
    1. Hemochromatosis and other iron overload
    2. Hemolytic Anemia
    3. Starvation
    4. Nephrotic Syndrome
    5. Cirrhosis
    6. Acute Viral Hepatitis
    7. Thalassemia minor
    8. Megaloblastic Anemia
    9. Aplastic Anemia or Sideroblastic Anemia
  5. References
    1. Ravel (1995) Clinical Lab Medicine, Mosby, p. 662

Transferrin saturation measurement (C1277709)

ConceptsLaboratory Procedure (T059)
Englishiron saturation, Iron/total iron binding capacity ratio measurement, Percentage iron saturation, Saturation of iron binding capacity, Serum iron to TIBC ratio, Serum transferrin saturation, Transferrin iron saturation, Transferrin saturation, Transferrin saturation index, Transferrin saturation measurement
Spanishcapacidad de unión al hierro de la transferrina, capacidad de union al hierro de la transferrina, determinación del índice de saturación de transferrina, determinacion del indice de saturacion de transferrina, saturación de la capacidad fijadora de hierro, saturacion de la capacidad fijadora de hierro
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