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| Transferrin Receptor-Ferritin Index for Diagnosis of Iron deficiency Anemia |
The EBMcalc module Transferrin Receptor-Ferritin Index for Diagnosis of Iron deficiency Anemia is available in EBMcalc Complete Edition.
This calculator yields the following results:
- TR Ferritin Index
Equation parameters include:
- Transferrin Receptor
- Ferritin
References
- Punnonen K, Irjala K, Rajamaki A. Serum transferrin receptor and its ratio to serum ferritin in the diagnosis of iron deficiency. Blood. 1997 Feb 1;89(3):1052-7. PubMed ID: 9028338
- Rimon E, Levy S, Sapir A, et al. Diagnosis of iron deficiency anemia in the elderly by transferrin receptor-ferritin index. Arch Intern Med. 2002 Feb 25;162(4):445-9. PubMed ID: 11863478
- Weiss G, Goodnough LT. Anemia of chronic disease. N Engl J Med. 2005 Mar 10;352(10):1011-23. Review. PubMed ID: 15758012
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