Lab Test Category: Anemia & Iron Studies

Special Instructions: Overnight fasting recommended
Parameters Covered: 9
Report Frequency: Next day
Parameters: 

• Hemoglobin (Hb) 

• Serum Iron 

• Total Iron Binding Capacity (TIBC) 

• Transferrin 

• Transferrin Saturation 

• Ferritin 

• Vitamin B12 

• Folate 

• Reticulocyte Count

Special Instructions: No fasting required
Parameters Covered: 1
Report Frequency: Same day
Parameters: 

• Percentage of reticulocytes – indicates new red blood cell production

Special Instructions: No fasting required
Parameters Covered: 1
Report Frequency: Same day
Parameters: 

• Hemoglobin level (g/dL) – oxygen-carrying protein in red blood cells

Special Instructions: No fasting required
Parameters Covered: 1
Report Frequency: Same day
Parameters: 

• Serum folate level – important for DNA synthesis and red cell health

Special Instructions: No fasting required
Parameters Covered: 1
Report Frequency: Same day
Parameters: 

• Vitamin B12 level – essential for red blood cell formation

Special Instructions: Overnight fasting recommended
Parameters Covered: 3
Report Frequency: Same day
Parameters: 

• Serum Iron 

• Total Iron Binding Capacity (TIBC) 

• Transferrin Saturation

Special Instructions: Overnight fasting recommended (done with serum iron and TIBC)
Parameters Covered: 1
Report Frequency: Same day
Parameters: 

• Percentage of transferrin bound with iron

Special Instructions: No fasting required
Parameters Covered: 1
Report Frequency: Same day
Parameters: 

• Serum transferrin level – main protein for iron transport

Special Instructions: Overnight fasting recommended
Parameters Covered: 1
Report Frequency: Same day
Parameters: 

• TIBC – measures iron-binding capacity of transferrin in blood

Special Instructions: No fasting required
Parameters Covered: 1
Report Frequency: Same day
Parameters: 

• Serum ferritin level – reflects body’s iron storage