anemia panel

Procedure

• initial testing
  • complete blood count
  • reticulocyte count
  • peripheral smear
• microcytic anemia
  • serum iron
  • erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)
• normocytic anemia
  • erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)
  • hemolysis panel
• macrocytic anemia
  • serum vitamin B12
  • serum folate
  • serum TSH

Notes

• recommend inclusion of
  • total iron-binding capacity
  • serum ferritin

More general terms

• hematology panel

Components

• complete blood count (CBC)
• reticulocyte count
• peripheral blood smear
• iron (Fe+2/Fe+3) in serum
• vitamin B12 in serum/plasma
• folate in serum/plasma
• thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) in serum; thyrotropin in serum
• erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)
• bilirubin (total) in serum/plasma (TBIL)
• haptoglobin in serum
• hemoglobin in urine; urine occult blood
• lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) in serum
• direct antiglobulin test (DAT, direct Coomb's test)