Worrying about low ferritin levels…no more!
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MargaretPosted
Mon 25 Jan 2010 12:00am
I have always been a bit apprehensive about my low levels of ferritin (= a protein that binds to and stores iron, which the body can use when needed). At times, my ferritin has even fallen below the normal reference range…this happened in last May, in fact. Well, I am happy to say that my ferritin is now within the normal range, albeit
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When A Blood Test Isn't Enough
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Andy B.Posted
Tue 24 Mar 2009 3:07pm
time you are due for a blood test, request to have your transferrin saturation and ferritin levels tested.
Although ferritin is useful by itself, I strongly recommend you ask for both since ferritin can lead to false positives (inflammatory states affect its levels)
If these tests show you have iron deficiency, the solution is rather simple -- include
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When A Blood Test Isn’t Enough
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Andy B.Posted
Fri 13 Nov 2009 10:00pm
are due for a blood test, request to have your transferrin saturation and ferritin levels tested.
Although ferritin is useful by itself, I strongly recommend you ask for both since ferritin can lead to false positives (inflammatory states affect its levels)
If these tests show you have iron deficiency, the solution is rather simple — include more iron in your
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How is iron handled in the body?
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pathologystudentPosted
Thu 22 Apr 2010 1:04pmferritin. And then to confuse me even more is distinguishing the difference between serum ferritin and transferrin…I was hoping you could walk me through the journey that iron takes... (which is then combined with globin chains to make hemoglobin).
Storage
There are two storage forms of iron: ferritin and hemosiderin. Ferritin is the main storage form of iron
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Lab Retest Results
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Pam TremblePosted
Wed 24 Jun 2009 12:54pm
levels for Prealbumin or Ferritin, so she wanted me to adjust a couple things and be retested in a month. So I had blood drawn last week.
Ferritin
May results = 36
June results...
Instructions I received on each:
Ferritin -- the PA told me to stop taking my iron pills because my "iron" levels were fine (iron was 94 with ideal being 80-100) and we needed
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Celiac Disease Screening Recommended for Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS) with Iron Deficiency
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Eileen SimpsonPosted
Tue 10 Feb 2009 11:30amferritin, but who otherwise show no clear cause for iron deficiency.
Low iron reserves are a known risk factor Restless Leg Syndrome, as blood iron levels below 45-50ng/mL have been tied to more severe expressions of RLS. In fact, iron levels are so important to assessing RLS, that it is now common for doctors to test blood ferritin levels when first
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I feel tired all the time; will iron pills help?
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Dr. Gabe M.Posted
Wed 01 Oct 2008 8:12pm
are not anemic, you need a special test called ferritin to measure iron reserves. If your ferritin is low, your doctor will look for a source of bleeding such as heavy menstruation
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Update on Lab Results
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Pam TremblePosted
Mon 06 Jul 2009 6:47pm
So I posted about thelab resultsa couple weeks ago. It was a re-test of a few things after my normal 18-month labs came back with some low readings. Prealbumin, Ferritin... A per day while eating 150g protein for two weeks. Then drop down to 100g protein for the remaining two weeks before the re-test.
Ferritin -- apparently the lab "normal range
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Finding Partners in Health
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Dana SolofPosted
Thu 11 Jun 2009 8:11pm
range that might work for the general public.
For instance, some doctors consider a “normal” serum ferritin (shows how much iron is stored in the body) range to start as low as 18 mcg/L and I’ve even seen ranges starting as low as 3 mcg/L! A common recommendation is for runners to be over 30, however, many top athletes and coaches strive for ferritinRead on »
DRIVE-ing to the Correct Solution Regarding Anemia Management?
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Matt S.Posted
Thu 10 Dec 2009 12:00am
% of individuals electing to give a course of iv iron to the dialysis patient in question, who was anemic despite relatively large EPO doses and a ferritin level of 900.
The relevant trials to cite here are the DRIVE and DRIVE-II trials , in which anemic dialysis patients with an elevated serum ferritin (between 500-1220 ng/ml) and low transferrin saturation
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