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When a child has symptoms of iron deficiency, doctors will usually run blood tests like a CBC (complete blood count) and an iron panel to get a clearer picture.<br>If your childu2019s results show low hemoglobin, low hematocrit, low MCV (small red blood cells), low ferritin (iron storage), low serum iron, or low iron saturationu2014and high TIBC (the body trying to grab more iron)u2014it likely means their iron levels are too low.<br>We know how confusing and stressful those results can be. But youu2019re not alone. And you donu2019t have to figure it all out on your own.<br>
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