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==Overview== | |||
laboratory findings are usually normal for patients with restless leg syndrome. | |||
==Laboratory Findings== | |||
*As restless leg syndrome may be secondary to iron deficiency or [[kidney diseases]], all patients should be screened for iron deficiency and [[kidney diseases]]. | |||
* Iron studies usually done for detecting iron deficiency anemia are:<ref name="pmid21694802">{{cite journal| author=Johnson-Wimbley TD, Graham DY| title=Diagnosis and management of iron deficiency anemia in the 21st century. | journal=Therap Adv Gastroenterol | year= 2011 | volume= 4 | issue= 3 | pages= 177-84 | pmid=21694802 | doi=10.1177/1756283X11398736 | pmc=3105608 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=21694802 }} </ref> | |||
** [[Serum iron]]- Decreased in iron deficiency | |||
** [[Transferrin]]- Elevated in iron deficiency | |||
** [[Total iron binding capacity]] ([[TIBC]])- Elevated in iron deficiency | |||
** [[Transferrin saturation]]- derived by dividing the serum iron by the TIBC. Decreased in iron deficiency | |||
** [[Ferritin]]- Indicator of body iron stores and is low in iron deficiency. However, ferritin also acts as an [[acute phase reactant]] and can be unreliable in inflammatory illness | |||
==References== | |||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:
Overview
laboratory findings are usually normal for patients with restless leg syndrome.
Laboratory Findings
- As restless leg syndrome may be secondary to iron deficiency or kidney diseases, all patients should be screened for iron deficiency and kidney diseases.
- Iron studies usually done for detecting iron deficiency anemia are:[1]
- Serum iron- Decreased in iron deficiency
- Transferrin- Elevated in iron deficiency
- Total iron binding capacity (TIBC)- Elevated in iron deficiency
- Transferrin saturation- derived by dividing the serum iron by the TIBC. Decreased in iron deficiency
- Ferritin- Indicator of body iron stores and is low in iron deficiency. However, ferritin also acts as an acute phase reactant and can be unreliable in inflammatory illness
References
- ↑ Johnson-Wimbley TD, Graham DY (2011). "Diagnosis and management of iron deficiency anemia in the 21st century". Therap Adv Gastroenterol. 4 (3): 177–84. doi:10.1177/1756283X11398736. PMC 3105608. PMID 21694802.