Guideline for the laboratory diagnosis of iron deficiency in adults (excluding pregnancy) and children

Br J Haematol. 2022 Feb;196(3):523-529. doi: 10.1111/bjh.17900. Epub 2021 Oct 24.

Authors

Andrew Fletcher¹, Adam Forbes², Nicola Svenson³, D Wayne Thomas⁴; A British Society for Haematology Good Practice Paper

Affiliations

¹ Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Castle Hill Hospital, Cottingham, UK.
² Royal Cornwall Hospital NHS Trust, Truro, UK.
³ Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Hull Royal Infirmary, Hull, UK.
⁴ Derriford Hospital NHS, Plymouth, UK.

PMID: 34693519
DOI: 10.1111/bjh.17900

No abstract available

Keywords: anaemia; ferritin; haemoglobin; iron; iron deficiency.

Publication types

Practice Guideline

MeSH terms

Adult
Anemia, Iron-Deficiency / blood*
Anemia, Iron-Deficiency / diagnosis*
Anemia, Iron-Deficiency / etiology
Anemia, Iron-Deficiency / therapy
Biomarkers / blood
Child
Clinical Decision-Making
Disease Management
Disease Susceptibility
Erythrocyte Indices*
Erythrocytes / metabolism
Erythrocytes / pathology
Hematologic Tests / methods
Humans

Substances

Biomarkers