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Suggest Treatment For Low Hemoglobin Levels
hi my wife is surfering from some kidney infection , and bioposy has been done and through primalary reports doctors suspect hus
she has been given plasmaphersis 3 cycles followed by dialysis , still her hb count is not stablising and rbc also not stablising........hb is 6.5 , rbc 20.5 and platelets is 136000
pls suggest me
she has been given plasmaphersis 3 cycles followed by dialysis , still her hb count is not stablising and rbc also not stablising........hb is 6.5 , rbc 20.5 and platelets is 136000
pls suggest me
Tue, 13 Jan 2015
She may need to take erythropoietin injections if her anemia is related to the kidney dysfunction. Do get a peripheral blood smear done. Consult your doctor for initiation of oral iron and vitamin tablets and work up before starting erythropoietin injections.
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