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What does a very high iron saturation mean?

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Dr. Michael Dugan answered

Specializes in Hematology

This is seen: In iron overload situations. It may be a sign of a genetic predisposition to absorbing too much iron.

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Answered 9/24/2018

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Elevated iron saturation but low ferritin. What does that mean ?? TIBC is low normal?

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My blwork showed my iron saturation to be 9 hemog 12, sed rate 41 & haptoglobin elevated, what does all this mean? Health otherwise, worried.

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I have hereditary hemachromatosis. Recent iron panel TIBC 295, UIBC 196, iron 99, iron sat 34% serum ferritin 47 Last phlebotomy was 3 mo ago. Do these numbers mean maintenance? Or is saturation still to high?

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Quest Lab--Iron % Saturation: 17 Low, Ferritin: 13 ng/ml Low, RDW 15.1 a little high. What does this mean and what do I do about it?

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What do these results mean? RBC, Hemoglobin, Neutrophil %, Iron % Saturation and AB Neutrophil all low? High Lymphocyte % and trace Lymphocyte in UA.

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