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How Long Does The Patient Live With Hemoglobin Level Of 4 And Lung Cancer?
my father s has has hemoglobin level of 4 for about 3 days now.. he has lung cancer and MS and is on hospice .. they say he woud not make it thru the weekend , but it is monday now and he is still here.. how long can you live with that low of hemoglobin
Mon, 26 May 2014
Your fathers haemoglobin is very low of 4.
I suggest u do at least 4 units of packed red blood cell transfusion to improve the haemoglobin to at least 8.
If u dont improve the haemoglobin then he may not survive more than 2 days.
Regards
DR De
I suggest u do at least 4 units of packed red blood cell transfusion to improve the haemoglobin to at least 8.
If u dont improve the haemoglobin then he may not survive more than 2 days.
Regards
DR De
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