Question 1

what does hemoglobin mean?

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Hemoglobin: Hemoglobin is part of a red blood cell that  moves oxygen and carbon dioxide from one part of the body to another.

Question 2

what does a low hemoglobin mean?

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Anemia: Low hemoglobin means anemia, which can have many possible causes. Your doctor can help diagnose the problem with a history, physical exam, and some blood work.

Question 3

what does a high hemoglobin mean?

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Polycythemia: There are only a few causes of a high hemoglobin. We divide these cases into primary and secondary high hemoglobin, or "polycythemia."   secondary means caused by heart disease, hypoxemia, tobacco, sleep apnea.  Primary means a benign blood disease called polycythemia vera.  A hematologist can usually determine which type of polycythemia a patient has.

Question 4

what does hemoglobin 11.3 g/dl mean?

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See details : How long you have this ? What was HB in past? How old are you? Are you Pregnant?

Usually it consider as mild anemia and need to be find the cause by examining and further tests

Question 5

what does it mean when your hemoglobin is a 6?

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Anemia: It means you blood count is less than normal. More lab values will help tell which type of anemia and the likely etiology.  Your body is either not producing enough hemoglobin or your are losing or destroying at faster than your body is producing. Seek help.

Question 6

is 11.3 considered low hemoglobin? what does it mean?

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: IN an otherwise healthy person -yes. Hb. is the substance in side the red blood cells which carries oxygen to all parts of the body. So if it is low ( and there can be many reasons for it to be) not enough oxygen reaches the body tissues. It needs to be further looked into for the cause. Wish you well.

Question 7

what does it mean for a baby to have an abnormal hemoglobin scan?

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Needs follow up test: Abnormal hemoglobin screening on a newborn exam often needs a repeat test for confirmation.  This test can pick up hemoglobin disorders early, before the cause other problems.  But not all abnormal screening tests are dangerous.

Question 8

what does mean hemoglobin is hgb aa ?

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It is normal: Hemoglobin is the molecule in red blood cells that carries oxygen, and it exists in several different forms. Hemogloobin f, or fetal hemoglobin, is what we have before birth, and gradually it is replaced with hemoglobin a.  Usually 98% of our hemoglobin is hemoglobin a1, and a small percentage is hemoglobin a2. In some blood diseases, these percentages change.Your test shows no hemoglobinopathy.

Question 9

what does a 6.4 hemoglobin level mean?

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Blood loss: When Hgb drops below 10 gm one has to be suspicious of blood loss but can be corrected by meds such as ProCrit (epoetin alfa).  When Hgb is in the 8 gm. range transfusion necessary to bring to over 12.  At 6.4 transfusion and work up for blood loss required.  Can be vaginal from uterine lesion, GI from ulcer or tumor but this must be defined and corrected.  Depending on symptoms appropriate physician needed.

Question 10

what does it mean when your hemoglobin level drops in 2 weeks?

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Bleeding: If hb has dropped by one gram over two weeks, that means that you have lost about 300-500 ml of blood or more.  It may be due to external bleeding e., g., menstrual bleed or internal, such as a bleeding peptic ulcer.  If you have appreciable drop in hb over two weeks, see your doctor asap.

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