Red blood cells are the most common type of blood cell and the vertebrate organism s principal means of delivering oxygen (O 2 ) to the body tissues via the blood flow through the circulatory system . They take up oxygen in the lungs or gills and release it while squeezing through the body s capillaries . These cells cytoplasm is rich in haemoglobin , an iron -containing biomolecule that can bind oxygen and is responsible for the blood s red color. In humans, mature red blood cells are flexible biconcave disks that lack a cell nucleus and most organelles . 2.4 million new erythrocytes are produced per second. The cells develop in the bone marrow and circulate for about 100–120 days in the body before their components are recycled by macrophages . Each circulation takes about 20 seconds. Approximately a quarter of the cells in the human body are red blood cells. Red blood cells are also known as RBCs , red cells , red blood corpuscles (an archaic term), haematids , erythroid cells or erythrocytes (from Greek erythros for red and kytos for hollow , with cyte translated as cell in modern usage).
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My mother is 65 years old and presently suffering from Haemoglobin E disease(E/E) and present haemoglobin level is 7. In jan'2011, it was 9.8. Her weight has drastically reduced from 65 kg to 47 kg in last 10 months. Doctors have advised to take...
I hv been consuming alcohol 1-2 pegs daily with solid healthy food at dinner for the past 1 8 months. I dont have any kind of serious problem. Recently I have done Blood Test. And the reports are as follows:
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Hi My wife is 7 month pregnent. Doctor has asked to take pregnency routine haemoglobin electrophoresis test. Test result shows below result
1. Fetal Haemoglobin - 11.1
2. Haemoglobin A - 1.3
3. Haemoglobin A2 - 78%
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just completed a blood chemistry screen. have question on results. bilirubin total 2.2. bilirubin direct 0.4. and lymphocytes @ 40.7. i have been dieting and taking supplements. need i be concerned??? all other fields were in normal range
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1. Neutrphils = 36% , 2. Lymphocytes = 54% , 3. Monocytes= 08%, 4.Eosinophils=02% , 5.basophils=00 %
6. Haemoglobin(Hb)= 15 g/dL , ESR = 18 mm 1st Hour , CRP = 0.32 mg/dL .
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my blood group is o+ and my girlfriends blood group is also o+..!
so can i marry with her..?is there any problem in such marraige?if yes den whats d solution?n whats Rh compatability?
I have purple spots all over my body almost look like bruises but not exactly they don't hurt itch or anything I got blood work to check platelets that came back fine. These started about three years ago only few now I have them all over some days...
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Sir, my baby 18months old, she have loose motion frequently last one week. Motion analysis test report shown: colour: Greenish Yellow consistancy: Loose Motion Reaction: alkaline Mucus: present Puscells: 3-4 HPT RBC s:0-1 HPT OVA-NIL CYST-NIL Others: bacteria present kindly let me know for Treatment aginst this problem. Thanks Siva
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I ve had gas like pains in my stomach and it s been hard going poop... although I am going, I m not producing as much as before and feel I need to go all the time because of it but very little is coming out... I just recently saw blood as well - what could this be?
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i have jaundice , bilirubin content was 8 last week i consulted one of the best doctors in my city,he gave medicine n also he told me 2 carry on with normal food habits wic i used to have b4,
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my baby is 2 months old and her pus ccells are 60-70 hpf and RBCs is 15-20 hpf please advice
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My babe 4 months old having loose motion through Fecalysis color: yellowish consistency : loose Mucus 1 RBCs 0 RBCs: 0-1/HPF WBCs : 0-2/HPF Ova/Para, Cyst/Troph & other findings are nil. is it normal results OR NOT, my babe is still having LBM
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OK so i have low White blood cells what do i do to make them come back to normal?
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hello dr. i am pregnant in 18 weeks, i made urine analysis from 2 days ago,the results are: - color: yellow -appearnce: cloudy - Sp. Gravity: 1.018 - pH: 6.5 -Epith cells: ++ - Pus cells: 9/h.p.f - erythrocytes: 6/h.p.f - other findings: Bacteria+ , mucus . are this results normal or not good ? & what can i do? Many thanks. Yasmine.
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my son is 5 years old. His stool exemination revealed Colour = Brownish Consistency = Loose Reaction = Alkaline Pus cells = 3-4/HPF RBCs = 3-4/HPF What does above mentioned stool examination reveal/signify. It is pertinent to mention here that he suffered gastroentritus 6 weeks back.
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Hi my baby girl was born on 10/1/2012 she was one month pre mature born at 1.5kgs weight. Today after 2.5 months she weighs 2.982. Last week she has not gained any weight but lost some 12 gms weight (today weighs 2.970. last week she had one episode of dark green stool , when we tested the stool it was occult blood positive, Pus cells 4-5, red...
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HEMOGLOBIN 12.2, RBC 4.2, HCT 36, M.C.V. 86, H.C.H. 28, H.C.H.C. 33, PLATELATES COUNT 182 WHAT IS MEANING HEMOGLOBIN 12.2, RBC 4.2, HCT 36, M.C.V. 86, H.C.H. 28, H.C.H.C. 33, PLATELATES COUNT 182 WHAT IS MEANING
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