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Can dehydration cause high ferritin

A 61-year-old male asked:
Dr. Jennifer Giltnane
Pathology 15 years experience
Yes: Ferritin is your body's major storage protein for iron. A normal adult male should have a plasma ferritin level of 50 to 100 ng/ml. When inflammation ... Read More
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A male asked:
Dr. Alan Feldman
43 years experience
Uncertain: It is very difficult to interpret a test result without knowing the reason why it was done. Ferritin levels relate to iron stores in the body, but al... Read More
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Dr. Ed Friedlander
Pathology 46 years experience
Two illnesses: Both hemochromatosis and parathyroid adenoma are common. Don't look for a single cause. Either or both may have some other cause, but these are the tr... Read More
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A 27-year-old female asked:
Dr. Charles Cattano
Gastroenterology 41 years experience
Can do liver biopsy: Although blood testing (measurement of iron studies and HFE assay) combined with family history can be very suggestive, a liver biopsy with iron stain... Read More
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A 30-year-old male asked:
Dr. Ali Saberi
Internal Medicine 22 years experience
High A1C: If I had to choose between the two, I would choose a high A1C as it denotes High blood sugar levels which can affect all organs. High Ferritin is not ... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
Dr. Donald Colantino
Internal Medicine 63 years experience
Ferritin: Some. causes of high ferritin :: could be genetic causing hemochromatosis, obesity, daily alcohol, inflammation
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A 34-year-old female asked:
Dr. Gurmukh Singh
Pathology 51 years experience
Dehydration: It may be that you were not properly hydrated when blood was drawn for hemoglobin testing. Next time you donate blood, drink plenty of water before go... Read More
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A 34-year-old female asked:
Dr. Joseph Rank
Pathology 26 years experience
High ferritin: If the high ferritin is confirmed to be caused by hereditary hemochromatosis, then regular phlebotomy (discarding a portion of blood) will benefit mos... Read More
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A 36-year-old male asked:
Dr. Ed Friedlander
Pathology 46 years experience
Follow it: This is not an especially high ferritin; it may simply be normal for you. Remember it's an acute phase reactant and even minor infections can raise it... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
Dr. Ed Friedlander
Pathology 46 years experience
Labs: Please forgive my frankness. Labs mean little in isolation. You're already carrying the diagnosis of adrneal insufficiency and Hashimoto's; I'm concer... Read More
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A 39-year-old female asked:
Dr. Al Hegab
Dr. Al Hegabanswered
Allergy and Immunology 42 years experience
Sketchy picture: how is your child doing apart from those figures? can be just common iron deficiency anemia, and how high are the platelets or the WBCs? also common t... Read More
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