ANEMIA IN THE ELDERLY
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Clinical Overview |
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Laboratory Parameters in Anemia Diagnosis | |||
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Hemoglobin |  |
Serum Ferritin | |
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Hematocrit | |
Serum Folate | |
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Total Reticulocyte Count | |
Serum Vitamin B12 | |
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Serum Iron | |
The Schilling Test | |
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Total Iron Binding Capacity (TIBC) | |
Serum Erythropoietin | |
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Ferritin, the storage iron, is proportional to total iron stores.
Low ferritin is diagnostic of iron-deficiency anemia, but may be normal in chronic inflammatory conditions.
Increased ferritin levels may indicate infection, inflammation, malignancy or liver disease.
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