Wallach's Interpretation of Diagnostic Tests: Pathways to Arriving at a Clinical Diagnosis (1034 page)

   Acute liver damage

   Late pregnancy

   Progesterone birth control pills

Decreased In

   Hemochromatosis

   Cirrhosis of the liver

   Thalassemia

   Anemias of infection and chronic diseases (e.g., uremia, RA, some neoplasms)

   Nephrosis

   Hyperthyroidism

   Limitations

   Estrogens and oral contraceptives increase TIBC levels.

   Asparaginase, chloramphenicol, corticotropin, cortisone, and testosterone decrease the TIBC levels.

IRON SATURATION

   Definition

   This number represents the amount of iron-binding sites that are occupied. Iron saturation is a better index of iron stores than serum iron alone. Iron saturation is calculated as