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MicrobiologyIncidental finding of 3 Southeast Asian ovalocytosis cases by attentive examination of blood smears
A 52-year-old Malaysian man, a 24-year-old sub-Saharan woman, and a 28-year-old Madagascan woman (who was heterozygous for hemoglobin S) were admitted to North Hospital in Marseilles, France. Blood tests ...Created on 04 March 2017 -
BiochemistryUrine strip test — Understanding its limitations
... to easily identify common interferences. Bilirubin Bilirubin (BIL) is a waste product of red blood cell (RBC) destruction. The primary source of bilirubin is the daily release of hemoglobin from the ...Created on 21 November 2016 -
NewsNew evolutionary finding: Species take different genetic paths to reach same trait
... his team determined that the high-altitude birds had evolved red blood cells with hemoglobin proteins that more readily bind oxygen molecules. This trait benefits species living in low-oxygen settings, ...Created on 26 October 2016 -
MicrobiologyIron-Deficiency Anemia in Ulcerative Colitis
... in the Veterans Affairs (VA) health care system from 2001 to 2011. Over a median eight years' follow-up, 70 percent of patients developed anemia: low levels of hemoglobin, which carries oxygen in the blood. ...Created on 25 October 2016 -
BiochemistryAbnormal MCH effects to HbA1c level
Several hematological alterations are associated with altered hemoglobin A1c (Hb A1c). However, there have been no reports of their influence on the rates of exceeding standard Hb A1c thresholds by patients ...Created on 23 October 2016 -
Cell BiologyCyanmethemoglobin (Hemoglobin-Cyanide) Method for Estimation of Hemoglobin
When Blood is mixed with a solution of potassium cyanide, potassium ferricyanide, and Drabkin’s solution, the erythrocytes are lysed by producing evenly disturbed hemoglobin solution. Potassium ferricyanide ...Created on 25 August 2016 -
Cell BiologySahli’s Acid Hematin Method for the Estimation of Hemoglobin
When blood is mixed with an acid solution, the hemoglobin converts into the brown-colored acid hematin. The acid hematin is then diluted with distilled water till the color of the acid hematin matches ...Created on 29 July 2016 -
Cell BiologyWhat is Hemoglobin? Types, Indications and Methods
Hemoglobin is composed of heme (iron + protoporphyrin) and globin polypeptide chains. It is present in the red blood cells of all vertebrates except Channichthyidae (the family of fish: white-blooded fish ...Created on 19 July 2016 -
Cell BiologyRed Cell Indices
Red Cell Indices Red cell indices are mean cell volume (MCV), mean cell hemoglobin (MCH), and mean cell hemoglobin concentration (MCHC). They are also called as “absolute values”. They are derived ...Created on 19 July 2016 -
BiochemistryPorphyrias
... disorders resulting from disturbance in the heme biosynthetic pathway leading to the abnormal accumulations of red and purple pigments called as porphyrins in the body. Heme, a component of hemoglobin, ...Created on 03 July 2016 -
TermsUnconjugated bilirubin
A fat-soluble form of bilirubin that is formed during the initial chemical breakdown of hemoglobin and, while being transported in the blood, is mostly bound to albumin.Created on 24 May 2017 -
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Sideroblastic Anemia
An iron disorder and form of anemia resulting from the inability to incorporate iron into hemoglobin in red blood cells (RBCs); it is characterized by the buildup of iron within developing RBCs resulting ...Created on 24 May 2017 -
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Hemoglobinopathy
A group of single gene disorders including structural hemoglobin variants (e.g., sickle cell hemoglobin) and the thalassemiasCreated on 23 May 2017 -
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Heinz Bodies
Precipitated hemoglobin that can be seen inside red blood cells under the microscopeCreated on 23 May 2017 -
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Bite cells
Abnormally-shaped red blood cells with one or more semicircular portions removed from the cell margin, appearing as though the cells have had "bite" or "bites." The "bites" result from the removal of hemoglobin ...Created on 23 May 2017 -
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Iron-Deficiency Anemia
Anemia occurs when you have a level of red blood cells (RBCs) in your blood that is lower than normal. Iron deficiency anemia is the most common type of anemia and it occurs when your body doesn't have ...Created on 01 May 2017 -
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Iron Deficiency Anemia
Anemia occurs when you have a level of red blood cells (RBCs) in your blood that is lower than normal. Iron deficiency anemia is the most common type of anemia and it occurs when your body doesn't have ...Created on 01 May 2017
