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Ferritin

Test Code
FER


Preferred Specimen
Serum, 0.5 mL minimum


Instructions
Spin within 2 hours of collection.


Transport Container
SST tube


Transport Temperature
Specimen stable for 8 hours if at room temp., 2 days if refrigerated and >2 days if frozen.


Reference Range
See report for normal ranges


Clinical Significance
The measurement of serum ferritin is considered to be an accurate, quantitative and convenient moethod of assessing total body iron stores.




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