Enhanced Iron Panel:
Fasting Required: Yes, 10-12 hours. (Samples should be taken in the morning from patients in a fasting state, since iron values decrease by 30% during the course of the day and there can be significant interference from lipemia.)
Lab: Quest Diagnostics
Specimen: Blood
Results: Average processing time 2-3 days
Note: Result turnaround times are an estimate and are not guaranteed. Our reference lab may need additional time due to weather, holidays, confirmation/repeat testing, or equipment maintenance.
Tests Included:
Glucose: Blood sugar level, the most direct single test to uncover diabetes, may be used not only to identify diabetes, but also to evaluate how one controls the disease.
Kidneys:
Fluids & Electrolytes:
Calcium: A mineral essential for development and maintenance of healthy bones and teeth. It is important also for the normal function of muscles, nerves and blood clotting.
Serum Iron Level: Iron is an essential nutrient. It is needed in small quantities to help form normal red blood cells (RBCs) and is a critical part of hemoglobin which is the protein in red blood cells that binds oxygen in the lungs and releases it as blood travels to other parts of the body.
Total Iron Binding Capacity (TIBC): Measures all of the proteins in the blood that are available to bind with iron.
Ferritin: Composed of iron and protein, Ferritin is a storehouse for iron in the body. Measurement provides an accurate picture of how much iron you have available in reserve. It is used to evaluate anemia and for diagnosing iron deficiency. Low Ferritin is a sign of iron deficiency. Ferritin is high with inflammation, infection, liver disease, iron overload, certain anemias and certain cancers (leukemia and lymphoma).
Liver:
Lab: Quest Diagnostics
Specimen: Blood
Results: Average processing time 2-3 days
Note: Result turnaround times are an estimate and are not guaranteed. Our reference lab may need additional time due to weather, holidays, confirmation/repeat testing, or equipment maintenance.
Tests Included:
Glucose: Blood sugar level, the most direct single test to uncover diabetes, may be used not only to identify diabetes, but also to evaluate how one controls the disease.
Kidneys:
- Bun (Urea Nitrogen)—Another by-product of protein metabolism eliminated through the kidneys. BUN is an indicator of kidney function.
- Creatinine, Serum—An indicator of kidney function
- Bun/Creatinine Ratio—Calculated by dividing the BUN by the Creatinine
- Glomerular Filtration (eGFR)—Provides an assessment of the filtering capacity of the kidney.
Fluids & Electrolytes:
- Sodium—One of the major salts in the body fluid, sodium is important in the body's water balance and the electrical activity of nerves and muscles.
- Potassium—Helps to control the nerves and muscles
- Chloride—Similar to sodium, it helps to maintain the body's electrolyte balance
- Carbon Dioxide, Total—Used to help detect, evaluate, and monitor electrolyte imbalances.
Calcium: A mineral essential for development and maintenance of healthy bones and teeth. It is important also for the normal function of muscles, nerves and blood clotting.
Serum Iron Level: Iron is an essential nutrient. It is needed in small quantities to help form normal red blood cells (RBCs) and is a critical part of hemoglobin which is the protein in red blood cells that binds oxygen in the lungs and releases it as blood travels to other parts of the body.
Total Iron Binding Capacity (TIBC): Measures all of the proteins in the blood that are available to bind with iron.
Ferritin: Composed of iron and protein, Ferritin is a storehouse for iron in the body. Measurement provides an accurate picture of how much iron you have available in reserve. It is used to evaluate anemia and for diagnosing iron deficiency. Low Ferritin is a sign of iron deficiency. Ferritin is high with inflammation, infection, liver disease, iron overload, certain anemias and certain cancers (leukemia and lymphoma).
Liver:
- Protein, Total—Together with albumin, it is a measure of the state of nutrition in the body.
- Albumin—Serum one of the major proteins in the blood and a reflection of the general state of nutrition
- Globulin, Total—A major group of proteins in the blood comprising the infection fighting antibodies
- Albumin/Globulin Ratio—Calculated by dividing the albumin by the globulin
- Bilirubin, Total—A chemical involved with liver functions. High concentrations may result in jaundice.
- Alkaline Phosphatase—A body protein important in diagnosing proper bone and liver functions
- Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST or SGOT)—an enzyme found in skeletal and heart muscle, liver and other organs. Abnormalities may represent liver disease.
- Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT or SGPT)—an enzyme found primarily in the liver. Abnormalities may represent liver disease.