What indicators to look for in routine blood anemia

When looking at blood counts for anemia, the first thing to look at is the red blood cell count, which is normally 3-5 million/mm^3. The second thing to look at is the hemoglobin, which is normally 120g/L or higher for men and 110g/L or higher for women. For very specific patients, such as pregnant women, the blood volume expands, which causes a decrease in dilutive hemoglobin. Therefore, for pregnant women, a hemoglobin of 10 g/dL or less is called anemia. Also, there are differences in the criteria for anemia in children or small newborn infants, for example, in infants within 1 month of age, the normal value of hemoglobin is 175g/L or more. In adults, only erythrocytosis will reach such a state. In children between 6 months and 6 years of age, the normal value for hematocrit is below 10 g/dL, as it tends to behave like normal human hematocrit only after 6 years of age during the growth process. In addition, too large or too small an average red blood cell volume can affect the function of red blood cells.