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Hemophilia and Inherited Bleeding Disorders |
Hypochromia06/30/2008 09:16PM |
My father-in-law had his CBC done and results indicated that he had slight HYPOCHROMIA. His hemoglobin count was 111 and slightly lower RBC. His hematocrit was also slightly below the normal level. He has no fever but is going through depression and difficulty in sleeping. He is turning 78 next month.All other tests done on him,i.e. cardio, gastro and prostate are normal. Do we need to worry on the hypochromia diagnosis?
The comment on "hypochromia", which is usually referred to as hypochromasia, is about the color of the red cells on the blood smear and that they are slightly lighter colored on the stained blood smear. This would go along with the observation that the hemoglobin is slightly low. The deepness of the red cell color is often a reflection of the amount of hemoglobin present.
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Patricia M. Carey, MD Associate Professor College of Medicine University of Cincinnati |
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