What do you conclude about his iron status

A 57-year-old male patient presents with the following lab values. What do you conclude about his iron status?

HgB: 15.5 g/dL Hct = 40% Serum Ferritin: 289 ug/L MCV= 82fL RBC folate: 671 nmol/L Serum B12: 223 pmol/L Serum C-reactive protein: 31 mg/L

a) His iron status is adequate, since ferritin concentrations are above the cutoff for deficiency.

b) He may have iron overload, since ferritin concentrations are quite high.

c) He may be at risk of iron deficiency, because plasma ferritin increases during deficiency

d) He may be at risk of macrocytic anemia.

e) Iron status cannot be reliably determined from these lab values.

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