Diagnosis of Hypoproliferative Anemias

TESTS	IRON DEFICIENCY	INFLAMMATION	RENAL DISEASE	HYPOMETABOLIC STATES	ANEMIA OF AGING
Diagnosis of Hypoproliferative Anemias
Anemia	Mild to severe	Mild	Mild to severe	Mild	Mild
MCV (fL)	60-90	80-90	90	90	80-90
Morphology	Normomicrocytic	Normocytic	Normocytic	Normocytic	Normocytic
SI	<30	<50	Normal	Normal	Normal
TIBC	>360	<300	Normal	Normal	Normal
Saturation (%)	<10	10-20	Normal	Normal	Normal
Serum ferritin (µg/L)	<15	30-200	115-150	Normal	Normal
Iron stores	0	2-4+	1-4+	Normal	Normal
Erythropoietin levels	High	Normal or High	Low	Normal or Low	Normal

Abbreviations: MCV, mean corpuscular volume; SI, serum iron; TIBC, total iron-binding capacity.