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My mother has pain in her left leg. Why?
Query: Hello doctor, My mother's platelet count is 455 units. The normal range is 450 units. Her hemoglobin is 8 units. Is this platelet count dangerous? She has pain in the left leg below the knee portion. The nerves below are clearly visible. She took analgesics like Diclofenac, Signoflam, and Zerodol, b... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. A platelet count of 4,55,000 per microliter of blood is not dangerous. Your mother is anemic given her hemoglobin level of 8 g/dL. She should be evaluated and her anemia treated accordingly. I do not understand what you mean by visible nerves. Do you mean veins? Ple... Read Full »
What is the reason for my decreasing hemoglobin levels?
Query: Hello doctor,I am a 31-year-old female. My hemoglobin is going down after bone marrow aspiration and biopsy or due to the medicines I am taking. I am taking Wysolone 25 mg daily and Danazol 200 mg twice a day since 12 days. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. As per the reports (attachment removed to protect patient identity), only the serum ferritin levels are quite elevated along with reduced RBC (red blood cells) count and hemoglobin levels. This picture is indicative of ineffective erythropoiesis which can be either ... Read Full »
How to increase the RBC count in my mother, who is anemic?
Query: Hello doctor, My mother is suffering from anemia. She was hospitalized with a hemoglobin of 4.6. After two units of blood transfusion, it came up to 6.8 and went back to 6.3 after 10 days, then another unit was transfused. Endoscopy, colonoscopy, and CT-scan have been done but no concrete reason was... Read Full »
Answer: Hello,Welcome to icliniq.com.Her RBC count is very low with low serum ferritin and high serum iron (attachment removed to protect patient identity). Also, her anemia is normocytic normochromic which is generally seen in bleeding due to chronic blood loss or in chronic disease. Other causes can be ch... Read Full »