In newborns under 6 months of age, haemoglobin values are generally highly variable. According to the recommendations of our Paediatric Blood Conference, haemoglobin is considered anaemic when it is
Children with a yellowish complexion that does not eat may be anemic or may be caused by other diseases. The more common clinical causes are mainly seen in the following:…
Iron deficiency anemia is a clinical anemia characterized by small-cell hypochromic anemia, reduced serum ferritin and effective iron therapy due to reduced hemoglobin synthesis caused by iron deficiency in the…
A more accurate way to determine whether a child has anemia is to go to the hospital for routine blood tests, which will include red blood cell count and hemoglobin.…
Anemia is defined as lower than normal erythrocyte hemoglobin and hematocrit per unit volume of peripheral blood, or significantly lower than normal for either. The presence or absence of anemia…
The severity of anemia is determined by the degree of reduction in hemoglobin concentration. Anemia is caused by impaired red blood cell production, blood loss or excessive red blood cell…
The width of the red blood cell volume distribution is a parameter that reflects the heterogeneity of the red blood cell volume size, often as a coefficient of variation of…
What medicine to take for a 1-year-old baby found to be anemic depends on the cause and type of the baby’s anemia and needs to be taken under the guidance…
According to WHO standards, children aged 6-59 months with a haemoglobin (Hb) of less than 110g/L and a haematocrit (HCT) of less than 0.33 are considered anaemic.
The blue color between the baby’s eyes may be caused by the crossing of capillaries, which is normal. It may also be due to trauma, anemia and other abnormal conditions,…