Clinical case: a patient complains of hair loss with normal hemoglobin. Which lab test should be ordered to assess iron metabolism?
❗Iron deficiency anemia (IDA) occurs in 90% of women of reproductive age who complain of hair loss. ❓Which laboratory test should we order for such a patient?
Physiological hemoglobin elevation in smokers masks hidden iron deficiency. We examine WHO adjustments for accurate laboratory diagnosis of anemia.
Diagram of mean corpuscular volume (MCV) changes. Pathogenesis of microcytosis and macrocytosis in iron deficiency, vitamin B12 deficiency, folate deficiency, and liver pathologies.
Why hemoglobin and hematocrit levels don't always reflect acute blood loss severity: clinical parameter assessment and risks of unjustified blood transfusion.
