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Low ferritin and Normal Iron

2022-07-27 03:27:35
Hello, My father having ferritin level 6 and Iron 56.7. What treatment we need to follow and how dangerous it is?
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Contact on practo with proper history & symptoms for diagnosis & treatment

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Please share his complete CBC report. Better to discuss the situation on  tele-consultation rather than getting scattered answers on Q&A.

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He needs complete evaluation Try to do master health checkup Consult

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Can help you, kindly provide me detailed history for proper diagnosis and further management

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Generally Low Iron level and Ferritin indicate that you have iron deficiency anaemia . But what's the level of Haemoglobin ? And any sign and symptom ? Give me complete history to make correct diagnosis  and then treatment will start .
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