Serum ferritin blood test
the single most useful marker of IDA
tests per year, UK, at diagnosis
“Serum ferritin is the single most useful marker of IDA, but other blood tests (eg, transferrin saturation) can be helpful if a false-normal ferritin is suspected”
- Kind of source
- Clinical guideline
- Read on
- 2026-11-06
- Daily check
- Quote found at the source on 2026-11-06
- What to know
- Confirms iron deficiency alongside a low haemoglobin; the guideline finds insufficient data for routine ferritin monitoring afterwards.
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Kept as evidence; no figure on the platform is computed from it yet.