Total Iron Binding Capacity (TIBC Test) is a useful indicator of nutritional status. Abnormal results can point to anemia or other blood disorders, iron deficiency, inflammatory diseases, malnutrition, kidney disease, and liver disease.
Iron is essential to the proper functioning of the body. Hemoglobin, found in Red Blood Cells, depends on iron to properly function. Hemoglobin transports oxygen from the lungs to the cells in the body. As we all know, without oxygen we die, because our cells have to have oxygen to function. In our cells, the oxygen is used in metabolism and as a result, the oxygen is converted to carbon dioxide. The hemoglobin in your Red Blood Cells then transports the carbon dioxide back to the lungs where you exhale it out of your body, ready for your next breath of oxygen; and the cycle repeats constantly from our first breath to our last.
The total iron binding capacity (TIBC test) is also an Iron Panel that includes the Percent of Iron Saturation, serum Iron, Total Iron Binding Capacity, and Unsaturated Iron Binding Capacity. It is a great LabSafe test value, because ordering each of these tests individually would cost much more, and provide much less information.
Call LabSafe toll free at 1-888-333-LABS to speak with a Medical Counselor for further information on Total Iron Binding Capacity, or simply place your order for a TIBC test online.
