A member asked:

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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Dr. Michael Dugan answered

Specializes in Hematology

Not much: Low iron but mild anemia and just that can be associated with a mild increase in sed rate. The haptoglobin makes me favor a inflammatory or autoimmune condition. If you are "healthy" why were the tests ordered?

Answered 4/20/2013

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