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Ferritina - Resultados

Nombres alternativos

Nivel de ferritina en suero; Hierro sérico

Valores normales:

Hombres: 12-300 ng/mL

Mujeres: 12-150 ng/mL

Nota: ng/ml = nanogramos por mililitro

Cuanto más bajo sea el nivel de ferritina, aun dentro del rango "normal", es más probable que un paciente no tenga suficiente hierro.

Significado de los resultados anormales:

Cualquier trastorno inflamatorio puede aumentar el nivel de ferritina.

Los niveles de ferritina superiores a los normales pueden deberse a:

Los niveles inferiores a los normales pueden deberse a:

Otras afecciones bajo las cuales se puede realizar el examen son:

  • Anemia por enfermedad crónica
  • Fecha de revisión: 3/8/2007
  • Versión en inglés revisada por:Mark Levin, MD, Hematologist and Oncologist, Newark, NJ. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
  • Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc

Referencias

McPherson RA and Pincus MR. Henry's Clinical Diagnosis and Management by Laboratory Methods. 21st ed. Philadelphia, Pa: WB Saunders; 2007:78.

Hoffman R, Benz Jr. EJ, Shattil SJ, et al., eds. Hematology: Basic Principles and Practice. 4th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Churchill Livingston; 2005:482.

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