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On blood test, what does hgb stand for?

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Dr. Gurmukh Singh answered

Hemoglobin: Hemoglobin is the oxygen carrying protein in red cells.

Answered 11/2/2013

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My blood test results are: Hgb 10.8 Mcv 77.4 Serum ferritin 6 Can you tell me what these mean and if I should be concerned?

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Blood test result: Iron 14.4 umol/L Ferritin 61.2 ng/mL RBC 3.87 L Hgb 116 L Why is RBC and hgb lower than normal?

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Blood test a month ago rbc: 4, 8; hgb:14, hct: 42%. New results: RBC 4.57, hgb:13.7, hct: 39, 8%.Is these values still normal or what means?Wbc normal

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I did a blood test and my platelet count turned out to be 724*10^9/l I have iron hgb 110g/l 16ug/dl is that dangerous and how to lower the platelet co?

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What do these blood test results mean? HGB= 11.7, HCT= 37.2, MCV= 85.3, MCH= 26.8, MCHC=31.5, RDW-SD= 46.3, RDW-CV=14.9, PLT= 358?

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