Given the Laboratory Results of Serum Iron = 300 μG/dL

Multiple Choice

Given the laboratory results of serum iron = 300 μg/dL, transferrin = 312 mg/dL, transferrin saturation = 122%, and ferritin = 1,000 ng/mL, and physical symptoms of hair loss and cardiac arrhythmia, which of the following should be considered?

A) Hereditary hemochromatosis
B) Anemia of inflammation
C) Iron-deficiency anemia
D) Lead poisoning