Different Types of Anemic Parameters

Different Types of Anemic Parameters

(1) Ferritin

<15 ng/mL : suggestive of iron deficiency anemia (IDA)

(2) TSAT (transferrin saturation)

<20% : suggestive of IDA

>50% : suggestive of iron overload

(3) Mentzer index

formula : MCV (mean corpuscular volume ) / RBC count (red blood cell count)

<13 : suggestive of thalassemia

>13 : suggestive of IDA

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