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Registered Dietitian

Category - Nutrition Care

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Which of the following measurements should be performed to assess the degree of iron deficiency in anemia?

Plasma ferritin
Transferrin saturation
Mean corpuscular volume
Hemoglobin concentration

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Answer: A - Plasma ferritin is the most sensitive measurement of the body’s iron stores, because it decreases only with true iron deficiency. Transferrin saturation and hemoglobin may fall with infection, and mean corpuscular volume is used to diagnose microcytic hypochromic anemia.

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