Question 1

why it is said that cephalosporins can cause hemolytic anemia?

Accepted Answer

Autoimmune reaction: Cephalosporins interact with red blood cell membranes. The body can sometimes produce antibodies against cephalosporins that also interact with the surface of red blood cells. These antibodies thus activate the body's immune system to attack its own red blood cells, causing hemolytic anemia. This is a rare but severe side effect of cephalosporins.

Question 2

can hemolytic anemia cause albumin in the urine?

Accepted Answer

Indirectly: Yes, if it damages your kidneys, which may then "leak" Albumin in the urine.

Question 3

i was diagnosed with hemolytic anemia caused by malaria.  can it be cured?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Malaria symptoms show up a week to a few months after being infected by a mosquito bite. With treatment, the symptoms should go away in a couple of weeks. However, without treatment, and depending on the strain of malaria parasite, an infected person can have symptoms for a few years, up to a few decades. The person develops immunity over time, and his symptoms may decrease as the years go by.

Question 4

can any herbs or vitamins cause hemolytic anemia? if so, which ones?

Accepted Answer

Herbs have been : Linked to cases of hemolysis.  Green teas and other compounds have produced a variety of blood count issues -- usually destructive (like hemolysis) or underproduction.  Vitamins not so much.

Question 5

mother had lupus and died suddenly of autoimmune hemolytic anemia that caused cardiogenic shock.is that a lupus thing or do i need 2 worry. i have ra?

Accepted Answer

Not a concern: Rheumatoid arthritis is a strikingly different entity from systemic lupus and if you are sure this is what you have, you need to work hard managing this rather than lupus. Rheumatoid arthritis can cause modest hemolysis by hypersplenism but not the catastrophic autoimmune hemolysis sometimes seen in lupus.

Question 6

ferritin=364.7ng/ml, transferrin saturation=57% (caused by chronic mild hemolytic anemia of unknown cause), should i be worried about the high iron?

Accepted Answer

Ferritin: Ferritin is the storage form of iron, rather than free serum iron in the blood. That value of 364 ng/ml falls within the normal range of most lab assays. The transferrin sat is a little high but likely that is due to the hemolysis. Basically it just says that 57% of the iron binding sites on the transferring molecules are being used. Abnormal but an expected finding in your case.

Question 7

can hemolytic anemia cause low blood vol. thereby causing autonomic dysfunction? does body see hemolysis as trauma thereby triggering stress hormones?

Accepted Answer

Whoa: Hemolytic anemia won't affect blood volume but will affect oxygen carrying capacity. Further, if the cause is microangiopathy, lupus, malaria, or any of a variety of others, there may be a huge number of different problems. I'm glad you have an inquiring mind, but there's no need to invoke "stress hormones"; you'd do well to stop reading "pop" explanations if someone's actually seriously sick.

Question 8

can severe dehydration cause inability to walk? every time i stand up i feel faint, out of breath and my glucose drops fast (10 point per minute) i also have severe hemolytic anemia, why am i struggling to walk?

Accepted Answer

: If indeed your anemia is "severe", that would explain many of your symptoms.  Did you see a physician as recommended previously?

Question 9

what happens during a hemolytic anemia investigation?

Accepted Answer

Blood tests: Blood testing is performed to determine the cause of anemia. Hemolytic anemia can be caused many things. Blood tests are first done to determine whether anemia is caused by hemolysis, then, if so, the reason for hemolysis.

Question 10

can a person with hemolytic anemia donate blood?

Accepted Answer

Unwise.: If you have hemolytic anemia, you probably need to keep all the blood cells you've got!
there are many different causes for hemolytic anemia.  Check with your local red cross to find out if you qualify.

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