Haemochromatosis diagnostic tests
Two-step strategy
- A two-step test strategy: biochemical iron overload first, then establish the cause
- *The mistake is testing ferritin alone* - ferritin is an acute phase reactant, and most raised ferritin in Australia is alcohol, MASLD, inflammation or malignancy, not haemochromatosis
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