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Help me interpret &health implications iron binding (tibc). 455. high. uibc 430. high. iron serum. 25 low. iron saturation 5 alert.

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TIBC: (tibc)iron deficiency will translate into a high total iron binding capacity( i.E: there is more space available for more iron to bind to), uibc is calculated by substracting level of iron from TIBC ( 455-25= 430), transferrin is used to transport iron, 5% saturation means only 5% of transferrin is used to bind iron, because there is not enough iron for it to bind to, (iron deficiency anemia).

Answered 1/30/2018

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