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If i donate blood tonight and have a routine blood draw for labs (cbc, hepatic, metabolic) 36 hrs later, how will donating affect my labs if at all?

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Dr. Michael Dugan answered

Specializes in Hematology

Your Hgb: Will be about 1g lower, and hct down by 3 points.

Answered 2/6/2013

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