Medical Advice on "Hematology"

Can you please review my blood test reports?

Hi, Welcome to the icliniq Following is my opinion for your asked question. The low ferritn , Low Mcv could be suggestive of early iron deficiency anemia. The common cause for high B12 include supplement intake , Liver disease or Kidney disease....  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Parth R Goswami

Is a rise in lymphocyte along with a bitter taste, upset stomach, and dizziness, normal?

Hi, Your lymphocyte percentage is not that significant to worry about. Still, it will be more informative if you can upload the full CBC panel for better analysis.. Your symptoms could be acid reflux induced gastritis or due to a stone in the gall ...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Prathish Kumar

Please suggest the future prognosis of a child with abnormal hemoglobin pattern.

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Based on your query and attached report (attachment removed to protect patient identity), my opinion is as follows: Looking at the report of HbD trait (hemoglobin D), the prognosis is excellent. The child will be very rare...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Prakash H Muddegowda

Based on my blood reports, can you tell me the cause of my symptoms?

Hi, I see you are worried by many symptoms Your platelet levels are not soo high to worry about.. It is only slightly elevated.. Doesnot cause any significant harm.. Need not worry about that.. Most of your symptoms relate towards hypothyroidism an...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Prathish Kumar

Due to excess intake of vitamin D and calcium, I feel weak, dizzy, and tingling. Please help.

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. In your attached Hb electrophoresis report (attachment removed to protect patient identity), abnormal hemoglobin is not present. So you are not having any abnormal hemoglobinopathy. Your main complaint is weakness, dizz...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Parth R Goswami

I feel breathless and dizzy with heavy bleeding. Please help.

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Following is my opinion about your asked question. Your main complaint is breathing difficulty and dizziness. For that, you need to investigate further with complete CBC (complete blood count) to check hemoglobin lev...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Parth R Goswami

My D-dimer is raised from 1.5 to 5.9 and all tests are normal. What could be the reason?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Following is my opinion about your asked question. D-dimer is usually elevated in some thrombotic events in the body like DIC (disseminated intravascular coagulation), deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism. But ...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Parth R Goswami

I have thalassemia minor. Is there a treatment for it and how to improve my health?

Hi Welcome to icliniq, Well according to your history and complaints I would like to ingorm you that a sure shot cure for this for thalassemia minor is not there at present but yes many treatments for major thalassemias are there which are not at al...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Ashish Jayanand Chandwadkar

My 13-month-old baby's report shows lymphocytes 73 and hemoglobin 8.9. Is there any problem?

Hello, Welcome to the icliniq.com. Following is my opinion for your asked question regarding CBC (complete blood count) of your child. The lymphocyte count are usually high in children. So you may need not to worry about lymphocytes count. But the ...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Parth R Goswami

Got skin whitening as a side effect of Gleevec. Will this go away?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Skin whitening is technically called hypopigmentation. This is the usual side effect of Gleevec (Imatinib) and usually harmless. Usually, it is reversible once the drug is stopped. However, evidences for stopping the drug ...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Prasad Eswaran