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Is Hemoglobin Count Of 5.9 A Cause For Concern?

Hello I am a 52 year old female with hasamotios disease and had blood work done not fasting and had a hemoglobin of 5.9 could this cause this to be high and i have also had anemia in the past and by t4 is 2.0 and tsh is 0.050 and I still feel tired all the time.
Mon, 22 May 2017
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hi
haemoglobin 5.9 at any age is suggestive of anaemia.
now low count can be due to
1) low production of Hb due to multiple cause -nutrition deficency( most commen iron and or vit. B12),hormonal (hypothirodism commen),or defect at bonemarrow level where Hb production happens. complete blood count with RBC MORTHOLOGY will suggest the exact cause.
2)rapid destruction of RBC due to haemolytic tendency in infectious and autoimmune cause.Serum level billirubin (specially indirect) will increse in haemolytic anaemic condition.
3)internal or external haemorrage(like menorrhagia) also falls the Hb level.

in short, low Hb,is the just sign of many disorders.it has to be find out with proper investigations
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Is Hemoglobin Count Of 5.9 A Cause For Concern?

hi haemoglobin 5.9 at any age is suggestive of anaemia. now low count can be due to 1) low production of Hb due to multiple cause -nutrition deficency( most commen iron and or vit. B12),hormonal (hypothirodism commen),or defect at bonemarrow level where Hb production happens. complete blood count with RBC MORTHOLOGY will suggest the exact cause. 2)rapid destruction of RBC due to haemolytic tendency in infectious and autoimmune cause.Serum level billirubin (specially indirect) will increse in haemolytic anaemic condition. 3)internal or external haemorrage(like menorrhagia) also falls the Hb level. in short, low Hb,is the just sign of many disorders.it has to be find out with proper investigations