Which of following are typical laboratory results for ACI? a. ...

[Mr3Hunna]

Which of following are typical laboratory results for ACI?
 
  a. Decreased ferritin and decreased bone marrow Prussian blue staining
  b. Low serum iron and high TIBC
  c. Low serum iron and low TIBC
  d. Increased transferrin saturation and decreased FEP

Question 2

The ferritin test is being used to screen for hereditary hemochromatosis. A healthy young woman has a low ferritin. Which of the following is most likely?
 
  a. Homozygous hemochromatosis
  b. Heterozygous hemochromatosis
  c. Stage 2 iron deficiency
  d. ACI

[shailee]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
Both serum iron and TIBC are low in ACI. Ferritin is normal to increased, and Prussian blue staining reveals normal to increased storage iron. However, the number of sideroblasts and siderocytes is decreased to absent because iron cannot be moved to developing red cells. FEP is increased, just as it is in iron deficiency anemia.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
A low ferritin is found in stage 2 iron deficiency. In all the other conditions listed, the ferritin is normal to increased.

[Mr3Hunna]

YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

[Kedrick2014]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it