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Q: Why is ferritin high in alcoholics?
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What disorders cause artificially high ferritin levels?

infections, late-stage cancers, lymphomas, and severe inflammations. Alcoholics often have high ferritin levels.


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

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


Is a ferritin level of 189 high?

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


What if your ferritin is high?

you may have hereditry hemochromatosis


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.


Is 650 too high s ferritin level for a woman?

Yes


What are routine tests with high ferritin levels?

Routine tests with high ferritin levels can be an indication of an iron storage disorder. One such disorder is hemochromatosis. This is a genetic disorder that results in iron-overload in the body.


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


What is the significance of low ferritin and high red blood cell count?

I don't know. Sorry.


What does a high ferretin level mean?

A ferreting blood test tests for the levels of ferreting in the blood. Ferreting is an iron storing protein, and high levels of this protein can be indicative of an iron storing disorder in the body.


Why are alcoholics less nutritious?

Because Alcohol has a very high amount of calories.


What has the author Melissa Harrison written?

Melissa Harrison has written: 'High Society' 'Both sides of recovery' -- subject(s): Case studies, Rehabilitation, Drug addicts, Alcoholics' spouses, Recovering addicts, Alcoholics, Recovering alcoholics, Twelve-step programs