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Recent labs showed high platelets (416), high iron (148), high tibc (475), but a low normal ferritin level (12). is this iron deficiency?
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Suspect so: If the serum iron is in micrograms/dl, then this is not high but within the normal range, as it can be in iron deficiency in which the patient has perhaps taken an iron tablet or eaten steak recently. If the units for TIBC are micrograms/dl, then TIBC is distinctly high and this speaks for iron deficiency in any case. Don't treat iron deficiency without seeking a cause.
Answered 6/10/2014
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