Iron Metabolism Profile

LABOKLIN Service ID: 1082


  • There are two types of iron deficiency - an absolute iron deficiency (e.g. due to chronic blood loss) and a functional iron deficiency (e.g. as a result of inflammatory, infectious or neoplastic processes). Differentiating between these two forms is not always easy.
  • The iron metabolism profile contains not only total serum iron but also other additional parameters that help with the diagnosis.

Material

serum 0.5 ml (cooled)

Parameter

iron, ferritin, hepcidin, iron saturation, UIBC, TIBC, CRP (dog), SAA (cat, horse)

Duration

2 - 5 days