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=== Abnormal Hemoglobin === | === Abnormal Hemoglobin === | ||
==== Low Hemoglobin ==== | |||
Usually, a low hemoglobin is referred to as anemia. However, there are more causes of low hemoglobin besides anemia; | |||
* Anemia (various types) | |||
* Loss of blood (traumatic injury, surgery, bleeding colon cancer or stomach ulcer) | |||
* Malnutrition (deficiency of iron, vitamin B12, folate) | |||
* Erythropoietin deficiency (from kidney disease) | |||
* Lead poisoning | |||
* Overhydration | |||
* Red blood cell destruction | |||
* Bone marrow problems | |||
==== High Hemoglobin ==== | |||
People who smoke or live at high altitudes can have higher than normal hemoglobin levels. Dehydration is the main cause that produces a falsely high hemoglobin. However, When proper fluid balance is replaced, the high level of hemoglobin disappears. | |||
There are more causes that lead high hemoglobin; | |||
* Advanced lung disease (for example, emphysema), | |||
* Congenital heart disease | |||
* Tumors | |||
* Polycythemia rubra vera | |||
* Increased red blood cells because of too much erythropoietin | |||
* Low blood oxygen levels | |||
* Pulmonary fibrosis | |||
== Synthesis == | == Synthesis == | ||
