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Iron Deficiency
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Condition overview
Attributes
Incidenceis approximately 1 in 24 people
Linked signs and symptoms
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Linked drugs / medications
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Treatments, therapies and supportive options
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Medical therapy
1Vitamins and minerals
2Linked diagnostic tests and investigations
14These are pulled from both EH diagnostic-test link tables, including the older large test-link table.
- Erythrocyte Fragility Test (Osmotic Fragility, OF)
- Ferritin Concentration
- Free Erythrocyte Protoporphyrin (FEP) Concentration
- Heamatocrit (Hct)
- Hemoglobin (Hb) Concentration
- Iron Concentration
- Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin (MCH) Weight Test
- Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration (MCHC)
- Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV)
- Platelet Count
- Protein Electrophoresis (Blood, Serum Protein)
- Red Blood Cell (RBC) Count
- Red Blood Cell Distribution Width (RDW) Test
- Reticulocyte Absolute Count
Biological and test markers
13This visual map uses existing EH database links to show biological agents and lab markers reported as increased, decreased, or associated with this condition. These are educational relationships only; test results must be interpreted by a qualified clinician because ranges vary by lab, method, age, sex and clinical context.
Often increased
4- Beta GlobulinReference range exampleAll: 0.7–1.2 gm/dLLinked diagnostic tests1Protein Electrophoresis (Blood, Serum Protein)
- Free Erythrocyte Protoporphyrin (FEP)Reference range exampleAll: 16–37 µg/dLLinked diagnostic tests1Free Erythrocyte Protoporphyrin (FEP) Concentration
- PlateletsReference range exampleChild (0 - 16y): 150–450 109/L; Adult ( > 16y): 135–380 109/LLinked diagnostic tests1Platelet Count
- Red Blood Distribution Width (RDW)Reference range exampleAll: 11–14.5 %Linked diagnostic tests1Red Blood Cell Distribution Width (RDW) Test
Often decreased
9- FerritinReference range exampleChild (0 - 16y): 7–140 µg/L; Adult ( > 16y), Female: 18–160 µg/LLinked diagnostic tests1Ferritin Concentration
- Hemoglobin (Hb)Reference range exampleFemale: 78–100 gm/dL; Male: 76–100 gm/dLLinked diagnostic tests3Hemoglobin (Hb) Concentration, Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin (MCH) Weight Test
- IronReference range exampleChild (0 - 16y): 50–120 µg/dL; Adult ( > 16y), Female: 50–150 µg/dLLinked diagnostic tests2Iron Concentration, Total Iron Binding Capacity (TIBC)
- Percentage NaCl at which Hemolysis beginsReference range exampleAll: 0.5–0.6 %Linked diagnostic tests1Erythrocyte Fragility Test (Osmotic Fragility, OF)
- Percentage NaCl at which Hemolysis is completeReference range exampleAll: 0.3–0.35 %Linked diagnostic tests1Erythrocyte Fragility Test (Osmotic Fragility, OF)
- RBC MassReference range exampleFemale: 36–48 %; Male: 42–52 %Linked diagnostic tests1Heamatocrit (Hct)
- Red Blood Cell (RBC) VolumeReference range example76–100 fLLinked diagnostic tests1Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV)
- Red Blood Cells (RBC)Reference range exampleAdult ( > 16y), Female: 3.6–5 106/mm3; Adult ( > 16y), Male: 4.2–5.4 106/mm3Linked diagnostic tests1Red Blood Cell (RBC) Count
- ReticulocytesReference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 24–83 109/L; 0.5–1.5 %Linked diagnostic tests2Reticulocyte Absolute Count, Reticulocyte Count Percent Total RBC
Other associated markers
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Iron Deficiency
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