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Iron - Blood

Source Blood
Mnemonic IRN
Specimen Requirements

1 x 3 mL or 4.5 mL light green (mint) top PST tube.  Gold top SST tube also acceptable.

0.2 mL heparinized plasma or serum

Minimum Whole Blood Volumes for Micro-Collections using Microtainers

Specimen Handling
Additional Information Iron, TIBC and Transferrin Saturation will all be reported when Iron is ordered.
Testing Location Chemistry-DSC
Testing Frequency Daily
Alternate Name(s) Iron Binding Capacity, IBC, TIBC, Transferrin Saturation
Reference Interval

Iron

12-31 mmol/L

TIBC

40-77 mmol/L

The iron reference interval represents iron levels after an overnight fast.