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Evaluating the iron status of people with these vague, non-specific
symptoms facilitates identifying patients early in the disease rather than
later when symptoms have already developed.
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"In our physician study, 23%
were unaware of the population at risk for developing
hemochromatosis.
Education programs should emphasize that hemochromatosis is
common, that elevated values of serum transferrin saturation can
be used to diagnose most cases before iron overload occurs,
and that phlebotomy to achieve and maintain normal body
stores of iron is the preferred treatment." |
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Ronald T. Acton, PhD
Professor of Microbiology
University of Alabama, Birmingham |
Content in this module includes
- Biochemical testing for iron status.
- Ordering transferrin saturation and serum ferritin lab tests.
- Interpreting lab tests results to evaluate iron status.
- Confirming a diagnosis of hemochromatosis.
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