Iron tests
Iron tests are groups of clinical chemistry laboratory blood tests that are used to evaluate body [iron stores] or the iron level in blood serum.
Other terms used for the same tests are iron panel, iron profile, iron indices, iron status or iron studies.
Tests
- Serum iron
- Ferritin
- Transferrin
- Total iron-binding capacity
- Transferrin saturation
- Unsaturated iron binding capacity
- Transferrin receptor
Related tests
- Complete blood count, especially:
- * Hemoglobin, EVF or total red blood cells
- * Mean corpuscular volume
- * Mean corpuscular hemoglobin or MCHC