Sample type: Serum
Test name: Iron a.k.a. Fe
Condition / Indication: Acute iron poisoning ONLY
Reference range: Adults and children +14 years: 11 – 32 umol/L, children <13 years: 3 - 25 umol/L. See TOXBASE for interpretation in acute poisoning.
Container: Serum (Gold top)
Ideal volume (mL): 5 mL
Referred outside NBT for analysis? No
Discipline: Clinical Biochemistry
Section: Automated Laboratory
Turnaround time: <4 hours