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- Purpose: Iron studies focus specifically on assessing iron levels in the body.
- Components:
- Serum Ferritin: Measures the stored form of iron.
- Transferrin Saturation: Quantifies the amount of transported iron.
- Serum Transferrin Receptor Assay: Reflects increased red blood cell (RBC) production.
- Serum Iron Level: Indicates the current iron concentration.
- Total Iron-Binding Capacity (TIBC): Measures the capacity of transferrin to bind iron.
- Clinical Context: Used to investigate iron deficiency or iron overload conditions.
- Clinical Findings: Iron-deficient patients may exhibit symptoms like fatigue, weakness, and pica (craving non-food items like ice). Examination findings may include pallor, atrophic glossitis, angular cheilitis, and spoon-shaped nails (koilonychia).
- Haematinics are essential nutrients required by the bone marrow for blood cell production (haematopoiesis).
- B12/Iron are the main haematinics
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Musculoskeletal
Neurology
Obstetrics & Gynaecolology
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