Which Laboratory Test Would Be Most Helpful in Differentiating Iron-Deficiency

question 24

Multiple Choice

Which laboratory test would be most helpful in differentiating iron-deficiency anemia from anemia of chronic disease?

• A) Hemoglobin
• B) Serum iron
• C) Percent transferrin saturation
• D) Serum transferrin receptor

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Median

The middle value in a data set, which separates the higher half from the lower half.

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Median

The middle value in a sorted list of numbers, effectively dividing the distribution into two equal halves.

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In statistics, it refers to the average value in a data set, calculated by summing all the numbers and dividing by the count of these numbers.