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Q: What is ferritin test for?
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What is the normal range of ferritin?

is a level of 17.50 in ferritin blood test consider low in a male 66 years old


What color is the tube that blood is drawn for a serum ferritin test?

Purple


If you are getting the serum ferritin test done in the morning can you drink an alcoholic beverage the night before?

yes sir ! drink all you like - it might effect the test but sure what the hell !


Is a ferritin level of 189 high?

Have ferritin level of 587 & a fatty liver & cholesterol of 6.9


Do you have to fast for an iron test?

When having a Total iron-binding capacity (TIBC) or transferrin, than it is necessary to avoid eating or drinking for 8 hours before the blood test. It is not necessary to fast when having a ferritin blood test.


How come my ferritin level is 7 and my iron level 135 can you explain why i am so tired if my iron level is so high?

Ferritin is a protein that stores iron. Low ferritin is a precursor to anemia, so if you do nothing about the low ferritin level your iron level will eventually drop.


What are normal levels of ferritin serum?

is a level of 17.50 in ferritin blood test consider low in a male 66 years old


What diseases are associated with very low ferritin and very high folate?

Anaemia can be associated with low ferritin and high Folate levels.


What if your ferritin is high?

you may have hereditry hemochromatosis


What is a primary iron storage protein?

ferritin


What color tube for ferritin?

reddish brown


What does high ferritin levels mean?

If ferritin is high, there is iron in excess or else there is an acute inflammatory reaction in which ferritin is mobilized without iron excess. For example, ferritins may be high in infection without signalling body iron overload.Ferritin is also used as a marker for iron overload disorders, such as hemochromatosis or hemosiderosis. Adult-onset Still's disease, porphyria, and Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis are diseases in which the ferritin level may be abnormally raised. As ferritin is also an acute-phase reactant, it is often elevated in the course of disease. A normal C-reactive protein can be used to exclude elevated ferritin caused by acute phase reactions.According to a study of anorexia nervosa patients, ferritin can be elevated during periods of acute malnourishment