Ferritin Levels

[VENEER]

Could Sue please advise on my Ferritin Levels. Clinician viewed03 May 2023Result typePathologyTestsUrea and electrolytesLiver function testsSerum lipid levelsAcute Kidney Injury StagingSerum total protein levelSerum folate levelSerum ferritin levelFiled byDr Steven Chan at The Orchard Medical Practice (NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Icb - 04v) - 04 May 2023 08:23ResultSatisfactoryWhat you need to doNo Further ActionSpecimenSpecimen Type: SerumSpecimen Reference#: 1Collected: 03 May 2023Received: 03 May 2023Provider Sample ID: CP321993FPathology InvestigationsUrea and electrolytes  Serum sodium level 138 mmol/L [133.0 - 146.0]Serum potassium level 4.7 mmol/L [3.5 - 5.3]Serum urea level 5.1 mmol/L [2.5 - 7.8]Serum creatinine level 95 umol/L [60.0 - 120.0]eGFR using creatinine (CKD-EPI) per 1.73 square metres 71 mL/min/1.73m2; Urine ACR should be checked on at least an annual basisfor all individuals with CKD. NICE recommends theKidney failure Risk Equation kfre.co.uk topredict the risk of endstage kidney disease in CKDstages 3a to 5. KFRE is not valid in the presenceof acute kidney injury.Liver function tests  Serum albumin level 40 g/L [35.0 - 50.0]Serum alkaline phosphatase level 60 iu/L [30.0 - 130.0]Serum alanine aminotransferase level 29 iu/L [2.0 - 53.0]Serum bilirubin level 8 umol/L [< 21.0]Calculated Globulin 32 g/L [15.0 - 30.0]; Outside reference rangeSerum lipid levels  Serum cholesterol level 4.8 mmol/LSerum triglyceride levels 1.11 mmol/L [< 2.0]Serum HDL cholesterol level 1.37 mmol/L [0.9 - 2.2]Serum LDL cholesterol level 2.9 mmol/LTotal cholesterol:HDL ratio 3.5Serum non high density lipoprotein cholesterol level 3.4 mmol/LAcute Kidney Injury Staging 0; No AKISerum total protein level 72 g/L [60.0 - 80.0]Serum folate level 9.4 ug/L; <3.0 ug/L is consistent with folate deficiency.3.0-4.5 ug/L is suggestive of folate deficiencybut not diagnostic.Serum ferritin level 62 ug/L [23.0 - 540.0]

[SueJohnson]

Your ferritin is low. And it is roughly the your last test which was 60. Have you been taking iron tablets since then in the way I described before? On both tests did you stop taking any iron tablets including in a multivitamin 48 hours before the test, fast after midnight and take your test in the morning? This can affect your results.

[VENEER in reply to SueJohnson]

I must Confess I did not follow the instructions, I'll have to have another test in a few weeks.Kered