Iron Lab Tests, Deficiency & Overload - SelfDecode Labs

Iron-Deficiency Anemia

Mechanisms in Heart Failure: Why Iron Deficiency Matters

SOLVED: Iron overload is a medical condition where the body cannot cope with abnormally high levels of iron in the system. Chelation therapy by administering desferrioxamine, 7.31 is used to treat the problem. Suggest the origin of the name chelation therapy. What form should the iron be in for the therapy to be most effective? Suggest how the therapy works using compound 7.31 ; donor sites in the ligand are marked with red arrows and the OH groups can be deprotonated.

Is Transferrin saturation 50 high, normal or dangerous? What does Transferrin saturation level 50 mean?

Is Transferrin saturation 61 high, normal or dangerous? What does Transferrin saturation level 61 mean?