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Need help interpreting blood draw results - Christian Forums
Can anyone help??
My mom had blood drawn Friday, and we need help interpreting the results before seeing the doctor.
A little background...she was diagnosed with angiodysplasia years ago and has had problems with anemia for probably 12 years as a result (or so we've been told).
Her hemoglobin has been as low as 5 but as of Friday is 12.8.
Her ferritin is 14 but has been as high as 45 (other than immediately following a series of 5 iron infusions).
She typically gets the iron infusions when her ferritin is as low as it is right now, but this time, they told her that her iron count is 169 (she was told that is high).
Her saturation is 56 and her binding is low.
Her white and red blood counts are low.
Can someone help us to understand these terms (ferritin vs.
Iron; saturation, and binding)?
Thanks!
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Sorry, I wish I knew!
Can't the doctor tell her?
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Yea, I know some of those terms but I don't want to guess and tell you something incorrect.
You might be able to find something on google
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Her hemoglobin is fine in women the average range is from 9.4 - 15.2
Her iron count is extremely high.
I'd need to know what her white blood cell count is...
though as an anemic person I can tell you taht it can be controled through diet and not more chemicals...
She needs to turn into a rabbit adn eat as many dark green veggies as possible...Slow down on red meat and to flush with lemon water and cranberry to get that iron out of her system if she doesn't her liver's going to look like she's been a hard core alcoholic for 20 years...
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Each lab tends to have slightly different standards for normal ranges, but according to Mosby's Manual of Diagnostic and Laboratory Tests,
Normal hemoglobin for females:12-16 g/dl.
Hemoglobin carries oxygen and carbon dioxide, so Hgb measurement tells the oxygen-carrying capacity of the blood, and is used as a rapid indirect measurement of red blood cell count.
Normal ferritin for females is 10-150 ng/ml.
Ferritin is the major iron storing protein in the blood.
Below 10 is diagnostic of iron-deficiency anemia.
Normal iron level for females is 60-160 micrograms/dl.
Up to 70% of iron in the body is found in the hemoglobin of RBCs;
The rest is stored in the form of ferritin and hemosiderin.
Iron is supplied by the diet;
About 10% is absorbed in the small intestine and transported to the plasma, where it is bound to a protein called transferrin and is carried to the bone marrow for incorportation into hemoglobin.
The serum iron level measures how much iron is bound to transferrin.
Normal transferrin saturation in females: 15-50%.
This is the percentage of transferrin and other mobile iron-binding proteins saturated with iron.
The transferrin saturation level is helpful in determining the cause of abnormal iron levels.
The simple explanation: Red blood cells contain hemoglobin, which contains transferrin.
Transferrin binds, or "grabs on", to iron and carries it throughout the bloodstream.
Saturation refers to the percentage of transferrin that is carrying all the iron it can hold.
Hope this helps!
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Originally Posted by InTheGarden Each lab tends to have slightly different standards for normal ranges, but according to Mosby's Manual of Diagnostic and Laboratory Tests,
Normal hemoglobin for females:12-16 g/dl.
Hemoglobin carries oxygen and carbon dioxide, so Hgb measurement tells the oxygen-carrying capacity of the blood, and is used as a rapid indirect measurement of red blood cell count.
Normal ferritin for females is 10-150 ng/ml.
Ferritin is the major iron storing protein in the blood.
Below 10 is diagnostic of iron-deficiency anemia.
Normal iron level for females is 60-160 micrograms/dl.
Up to 70% of iron in the body is found in the hemoglobin of RBCs;
The rest is stored in the form of ferritin and hemosiderin.
Iron is supplied by the diet;
About 10% is absorbed in the small intestine and transported to the plasma, where it is bound to a protein called transferrin and is carried to the bone marrow for incorportation into hemoglobin.
The serum iron level measures how much iron is bound to transferrin.
Normal transferrin saturation in females: 15-50%.
This is the percentage of transferrin and other mobile iron-binding proteins saturated with iron.
The transferrin saturation level is helpful in determining the cause of abnormal iron levels.
The simple explanation: Red blood cells contain hemoglobin, which contains transferrin.
Transferrin binds, or "grabs on", to iron and carries it throughout the bloodstream.
Saturation refers to the percentage of transferrin that is carrying all the iron it can hold.
Hope this helps!
Thank you!!!! That is really helpful!!
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