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I'm very confused . my tibc is high (430) normal being 225-390 and my iron is also high 171 normal being 37-145. however my ferritin is normal low. ?
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More information: Serum iron varies from hour to hour depending on diet / popping a vitamin pill. These labs mean little in the absence of clinical information or knowing why these were even ordered. Before your physician goes looking for rare iron metabolism issues, perhaps it would be best to repeat the labs or if warranted, conclude there isn't an iron problem.
Answered 12/10/2013
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