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Ferritina - Results

Nombres alternativos

Nivel de ferritina en suero

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, incluso dentro del rango "normal", lo más probable es que el paciente no tenga suficiente hierro.

Nota: los rangos de los valores normales pueden variar ligeramente entre diferentes laboratorios. Hable con el médico acerca del significado de los resultados específicos de su examen.

Los ejemplos anteriores muestran las mediciones comunes para los resultados de estas pruebas. Algunos laboratorios usan diferentes medidas o podrían evaluar diferentes muestras.

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:

  • Sangrado menstrual profuso
  • Afecciones intestinales que causan absorción deficiente de hierro
  • Anemia ferropénica
  • Sangrado prolongado del tubo digestivo
  • Reviewed last on: 1/28/2010
  • Todd Gersten, MD, Hematology/Oncology, Palm Beach Cancer Institute, West Palm Beach, FL. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., 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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