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Iron Absorption Test
MessageTest performed at York Hospital Laboratory.
Test Code
IAT
Alias/See Also
Oral Iron Absorption Test
CPT Codes
83540x2
Includes
- Iron, Pre-Dose
- Iron, Post-Dose
Preferred Specimen
0.2 mL Serum, each specimen
Instructions
Draw baseline specimen before dose. Draw a second specimen 45 minutes post-dose.
Transport Container
Serum Separator Tube
Green Top Lithium Heparin Tube also acceptable
Green Top Lithium Heparin Tube also acceptable
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 4 days
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 3 months
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 3 months
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Hemolyzed specimens
Methodology
Spectrophotometry
Setup Schedule
Daily
Report Available
Next Day
Reference Range
| Male | 49 - 181 ug/dL |
| Female | 37 - 170 ug/dL |
Clinical Significance
The oral iron absorption test is sometimes used in the assessment of ferrous preparation efficacy before therapeutic use in the treatment of patients with anemia. Overdoses of iron can cause the production of free radicals that are dangerous
