Heal with steel? Absolutely not - There’s no alloys or for that matter surgeons allowed in the safe space of the laboratory. Join us on another wonderful lab adventure as Bashar, Cale and Nick head down to the biochemistry lab to work out exactly how our iron studies are performed in the lab before you throw the serum iron in the bin.

TIMESTAMPS

0:53 - An early etymological diversion
2:53 - Serum iron
9:43 - UIBC
11:22 - TIBC
13:34 - Transferrin
15:45 - Transferrin saturation
17:25 - Ferritin
20:42 - Example of how the numbers work
23:31 - The iron stain
25:02 - Take home messages

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