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My doctor said that the blood test will show iron in it but i don't see iron listed in the results? cbc and differential
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Please Clarify: You did not list the results to review. Iron studies are listed as "fe" or as ferritin.
Answered 11/1/2020
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Indirect information: The CBC gives information about, among other things, red blood cell number, size, and variability of size. If all of those are normal, the likelihood of iron deficiency is virtually zero. Iron excess, in contrast, can be present with a normal CBC.
Answered 1/19/2015
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