Full details for "Ferritin". | |
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Name |
Ferritin |
Alternative name/Profile |
Serum Fe |
Department |
Haematology |
Investigation |
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Specimen type |
Serum |
Sample type |
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Sample container & volume |
5ml Serum Red sample |
Frequency of analysis |
Daily (Monday-Friday) |
Turnaround time |
48hrs |
Availability |
Routine Hours 9am to 5pm Monday-Friday |
Notes |
Limitations of this assay: Heterophilic antibodies in human serum can react with reagent immunoglobulins, interfering with in vitro immunoassays. Patients routinely exposed to animals or to animal serum products can be prone to this. Serum ferritin values are elevated in the presence of the following conditions and do not reflect actual body iron stores: Inflammation, significant tissue destruction, liver disease, malignancies (e.g acute leukaemia), therapy with iron supplements. Please contact the laboratory 01 4162012 for further information regarding limitations to this assay. |
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Reference range |
23 - 393 µg/L |
Last updated |
Mon, 30 Jan 2017 14:25:55 GMT |