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It means that the blood count is low because somebody was bleeding (as opposed to blood count being low due to, say, lack of red blood cell production or
increased blood cell detruction.)
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What does a low Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin level mean?
When Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin level is low or commonly known as MCH, this means a person has iron-deficiency anemia. This type of anemia can be caused by insufficient iron in the diet or blood loss.
What does it mean when your MCH is low?
There are several things that might cause a low MCH test result. Some of these things include blood loss, low iron, or microcytic anemia.
What does low MCHC mean in a blood test?
could indicate anemia
What leads to normal hematocrit levels in anemia?
Iron deficiency anemia. The normal hematocrit (ratio of packed red blood cells to total blood volume) rules out anemia due to loss of blood cells through hemorrhage or sickling. Below-normal hemoglabin indicates an iron deficiency in this case. No available iron = no hemoglobin produced.
What does anemia mean for dogs?
This means they have a low or high blood content of iron.
What is animic?
Do you mean anemic? Anemia is a low red blood cell count.
What does the term hypovelmia mean?
blood loss
Can a person die if he falls on his face?
I'm guessing that you mean like walking and then falling on their face. they normally wouldn't die unless a secondary effect of the fall, EG: Blood loss
What does it mean if there is too much transferrin in your blood?
== == It means that you're suffering form iron deficiency anemia
If a horse has a low RBC in his blood work What does this mean?
RBC is red blood cell count, they carry oxygen through the blood stream, could cause anemia.
How serious is a diagnosis of aplastic anemia?
Aplastic Anemia is a very serious condition. If you are diagnosed with this it would mean that your blood cells are attacking your bone marrow. You may need a marrow transplant.
What does medical coded 280.1 mean?
ICD-9-CM diagnosis code 280.1 = Iron-deficient anemia, secondary to inadequate dietary iron intake.
