•Normal ranges: infants age 1.5-4.5yrs > 10.0ug/l,
females
age >4yrs-adult > 15.0ug/l,
males age >4yrs-adult >
20.0ug/l
•Plasma ferritin can be elevated by acute
or chronic inflammation, infection or liver disease and is not a reliable
measure of iron status in ill and elderly people