AKT answer relating to blood results in iron deficiency anaemia

Answer C. Serum iron falls while total iron binding capacity (TIBC) rises

Serum ferritin is an accurate and useful screening test for assessing iron stores as iron deficiency anaemia is the only common cause of low ferritin. Transferrin saturation (TSAT) reflects the proportion of transferrin bound to iron and is a sensitive marker of early iron deficiency. Typically, in iron deficiency anaemia, serum iron falls while total iron binding capacity (TIBC) rises.

InnovAiT article: Iron deficiency anaemia. DOI: 10.1177/17557380261435907.

DOI: 10.1177/17557380261446499n