Aids in the diagnosis of iron deficiency anemia and iron overload. Monitor treatment of hemochromatosis.
Methodology:
Quantitative Chemiluminescent Immunoassay
Performed:
Sun-Sat
Reported:
Within 24 hours
Specimen Required:
Collect: Serum separator tube. Also acceptable: Plasma separator tube, lavender (EDTA), pink (K2EDTA), or green (sodium or lithium heparin).
Specimen Preparation: Allow specimen to clot completely at room temperature. Separate serum or plasma from cells ASAP or within 2 hours of collection. Transfer 1 mL serum or plasma to an ARUP Standard Transport Tube. (Min: 0.5 mL)
Stability (collection to initiation of testing): After separation from cells: Ambient: 8 hours; Refrigerated: 48 hours; Frozen: 3 months
Reference Interval:
At birth, ferritin levels average 100 ng/mL and rise to a peak of about 350 ng/mL at one month. During the next five months, ferritin levels fall to about 30 ng/mL (Blood 43:581, 1974).
Age:
Male:
Female:
0-6 months 7-35 months 3-14 years 15-19 years 20-29 years 30-39 years 40-49 years 50 years and older
