Blood Test Clinical Significance Chart Page 15
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28HEMOGLOBIN A1C
When first diagnosed with
(GLYCOHEMOGLOBIN)
diabetes and then 2 to 4
(CON’T)
times per year
IRON
Iron is needed to help form
ug/dL
adequate numbers of
Male
50-160
normal red blood cells,
Female
40-150
which carry oxygen
throughout the body. Iron is
a critical part of
hemoglobin, the
protein
in
red blood cells that binds
oxygen in the lungs and
releases it as blood travels
to other parts of the body.
Iron is also needed by other
cells, especially muscle
(which contains another
oxygen binding protein
called myoglobin). Low
iron levels can lead to
anemia, in which the body
does not have enough red
blood cells. Other
conditions can cause you to
have too much iron in your
blood.
Serum Iron level measures
the level of iron in the
liquid part of your blood.
IMMUNOELECTROPHORESIS
Why get tested?
To help diagnose and
monitor
multiple myeloma
and a variety of other
conditions that affect
protein absorption,
production, and loss as seen
in severe organ disease and
altered nutritional states
When to get tested?
If you have an abnormal
total protein
or
albumin
level or if your doctor
suspects that you have a
condition that affects
protein concentrations in
the blood and/or causes
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