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Suffering from diarrhea from 3 days dr did blood test very low hemoglobin 5.5 only dr said it should be around 12 13 for 15years boy what to do?
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You should be having: a complete workup for why the hemoglobin is so low. Talk to your doctor and may need to see a specialist.
Answered 6/29/2015
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