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Complete blood count with Differential (CBC with DIFF): Hemoglobin and Hematocrit

05 Sunday Jul 2015

Posted by uptodatemedical in Acute Phase Reactants, Autoimmune diseases, Biologic Therapy, Blood, Cancer, Colitis, Hematology, Infectious Diseases, oncology

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adrenals, Anabolic steroids, anemia, asthma, band neutrophils, bands, basophil, bleeding, brain, cancer, Cancer of kidney, CBC, CBC with diff, CBC with differential, copd, diuretics, eosinophil, High altitude, infection, inflammation, Iron deficiency Anemia, Kidney disease, leukemia, liver, Lung disease, lymphocytes, lymphoma, malignancy, monocytes, neutrophil, Overhydration, Polycythemia, Pregnancy, Radiation, Sleep Apnea, Smoking, Uterine fibroids, Vitamin deficiency

Hemoglobin is a protein that carry oxygen from lungs to the body and brings back carbon dioxide from body back to the lungs. Hemoglobin level gives an indication of blood’s ability to carry oxygen. Hematocrit gives a more accurate estimate of hemoglobin.

Hemoglobin and Hematocrit are decreased with:
– Iron deficiency Anemia
– Bleeding
– Kidney disease
– Cancer
– Medications
– Vitamin deficiency
– Radiation
– Pregnancy
– Overhydration

Hemoglobin and Hematocrit are increased with:
– Lung disease /Smoking
– Sleep Apnea
– Use of diuertics
– High altitude
– Anabolic steroids
– Cancer of kidney, liver, brain, adrenals
– Uterine fibroids
– Polycythemia

Complete blood count with Differential (CBC with DIFF): Red Blood Cells

05 Sunday Jul 2015

Posted by uptodatemedical in Acute Phase Reactants, Autoimmune diseases, Biologic Therapy, Blood, Cancer, Colitis, Hematology, Infectious Diseases, oncology

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adrenals, Anabolic steroids, anemia, asthma, band neutrophils, bands, basophil, bleeding, brain, cancer, Cancer of kidney, CBC, CBC with diff, CBC with differential, copd, diuretics, eosinophil, High altitude, infection, inflammation, Iron deficiency Anemia, Kidney disease, leukemia, liver, Lung disease, lymphocytes, lymphoma, malignancy, monocytes, neutrophil, Overhydration, Polycythemia, Pregnancy, Radiation, Sleep Apnea, Smoking, Uterine fibroids, Vitamin deficiency

Red Blood Cells carry oxygen and changes in the number of these cells can cause significant problems.

Red blood cells (RBCs) are decreased with:
– Iron deficiency Anemia
– Bleeding
– Kidney disease
– Cancer
– Medications
– Vitamin deficiency
– Radiation
– Pregnancy
– Overhydration

Red blood cells (RBCs) are increased with:
– Lung disease /Smoking
– Sleep Apnea
– Use of diuertics
– High altitude
– Anabolic steroids
– Cancer of kidney, liver, brain, adrenals
– Uterine fibroids
– Polycythemia

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