| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
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| Liver Biopsy | 8/5/2008 | Kirsten Sizer |
Q: I have a fatty liver and high enzymes and ferritin(both 3X limit) so my doctor is scheduling me for ...
A: As long as you doctor does not feel there is a risk of extended bleeding then you will be fine. If ...
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| blood types | 8/4/2008 | Kirsten Sizer |
Q: can 2 rh positive parents produce a rh negative child? if so what is the ratio?
A: If both parents are heterozygous and have a recessive gene each, the chances of having a child that ...
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| thelesemia | 8/2/2008 | Kirsten Sizer |
Q: we have troubles about Discrimination between Alpha-thalesemia disease and Beta thelesemia what's ...
A: Thalassemia is the name of a group of genetic blood disorders. To understand how thalassemia affects ...
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| iron suplements | 7/31/2008 | Kirsten Sizer |
Q: because of annoying or acute (it varies) abdominal pain, my doctor order me an iron study test. Iron ...
A: I'm not really sure about how they tell the difference, I'm pretty sure that they can though. I ...
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| hi i think i have anemia | 7/31/2008 | Kirsten Sizer |
Q: I have weakness and my legs bubble and pop sometimes , the heart rapidly beats making the legs ...
A: If you talked to your doctor and mentioned the bubbling and tingling in your legs then they will ...
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| hemoglobin | 7/29/2008 | Kirsten Sizer |
Q: Why are Hgb levels decreased in the elderly, compared to a younger person?
A: Doctors use the terms polycythaemia and erythrocytosis if you have too many red blood cells, hence ...
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| hi i think i have anemia | 7/28/2008 | Kirsten Sizer |
Q: I have weakness and my legs bubble and pop sometimes , the heart rapidly beats making the legs ...
A: I would probably advise seeing your doctor as there are many different diagnoses for the symptoms ...
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| hematology | 7/26/2008 | Kirsten Sizer |
Q: how can i get serum or plasma
A: The easiest way to collect plasma or serum is to take your own blood and centrifuge it down, the red ...
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| iron suplements | 7/26/2008 | Kirsten Sizer |
Q: because of annoying or acute (it varies) abdominal pain, my doctor order me an iron study test. Iron ...
A: Faecal occult blood is notoriously inaccurate as you can bleed one day and then not bleed for ...
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| blood types | 7/25/2008 | Kirsten Sizer |
Q: I am a nurse assigned at NICU. We have babies whose mother and father are blood type O while their ...
A: Yes. When referring to "Blood Typing" in general terms then we are usually talking about the ABO ...
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| Alcohol Blood level | 7/25/2008 | Kirsten Sizer |
Q: If a man weighing approx 140 lbs drowns and is pulled out of the water 12 hours later, how accurate ...
A: Not particularly accurate at all. Because alcohol is completely soluble in water, the alcohol ...
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| Abnormal Urinalysis | 7/24/2008 | Kirsten Sizer |
Q: I just received my lab results and frankly I'm concerned. Here are the abnormal results: WBC ...
A: the protein in your urine worries me most, the rest of the results can be explained away by your ...
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| iron suplements | 7/23/2008 | Kirsten Sizer |
Q: because of annoying or acute (it varies) abdominal pain, my doctor order me an iron study test. Iron ...
A: The iron supplements will have given your tests a 'false positive'. This is because iron is ...
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| neupogen | 7/20/2008 | Kirsten Sizer |
Q: My mother is receiving chemotherapy for colon cancer, her doctor prescribed neupogen after each ...
A: Neupogen acts as a granulocyte-colony-stimulating factor and is known to cause thrombocytopenia. ...
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| Low iron in post menopausal woman | 7/20/2008 | Kirsten Sizer |
Q: I'm a 56-year old post menopausal woman. My latest blood test showed my iron serum level to be 47 ...
A: you're correct in your understanding that blood loss at your age is unusual. Normally, iron ...
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| platelets | 7/20/2008 | Kirsten Sizer |
Q: please can you explain platelet production How does the body regulate the amount of platelets ...
A: Platelets - or thrombocytes (throm'-bo-sites) - are the smallest cells in the blood. They are fewer ...
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| Blood | 7/16/2008 | Kirsten Sizer |
Q: Can vampires get aids?
A: Vampirism is actually a disease called porphyria - the need to drink blood. If humans then consume ...
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| Bloodwork | 7/16/2008 | Kirsten Sizer |
Q: "I am 42 years old, I am a recovering Alcoholic. I am 90 day's clean. I had a CBC done, Everything ...
A: firstly, well done you! MCV stands for mean cell volume, its the size of your red blood cells in ...
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| creatinine | 7/4/2008 | Paul Charest |
Q: what is creatinine as it applies to hematology
A: Creatinine is generated from the break-down of a molecule that is used as a source of energy for our ...
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| blood donations | 7/3/2008 | Paul Charest |
Q: I am A- and both my little girls are A+. Am I able to donate to them? I am considering donating ...
A: Yes, you should be able to donate to your girls. Why are you going to be injected with Rh antigens? ...
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| antithrombin deficiency and heavy periods? | 6/28/2008 | Paul Charest |
Q: My Antithrombin level is 58 (low) but I have very heavy periods ( and a ferritin level of 5 to prove ...
A: That is probably the most common reaction, your not alone, it is actually common practice to have ...
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| rh factor | 6/27/2008 | Paul Charest |
Q: if the whole family is positive for rh factor, then can a baby be born negative for rh factor
A: Yes it is possible. It is possible because there are two genes for "Rh factor." Patients that are ...
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| elevated wbc | 6/26/2008 | Paul Charest |
Q: I am 46 years old and have bee having an elevated wbc for several years now. I have a bone marrow ...
A: There are many reasons for a white cell count to become elevated. Perhaps that is simply what is ...
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| blood types | 6/25/2008 | Paul Charest |
Q: I was wondering if there are any visible differences between blood types besides the Rh factor?
A: There are many different proteins that may or may not be expressed on the surface of red cells. ...
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| low ferritin and a reasonable Hypothesis | 6/23/2008 | Paul Charest |
Q: To get right to the point I want to know if this is a reasonable question to ask my doctor, or if it ...
A: Sorry about the delay again, I just found out a month ago that my daughter isn't genetically mine, ...
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| can anemia and recurring staff infection be related | 6/22/2008 | Paul Charest |
Q: I want to know if it is a reasonable question to ask my doctor if a 25 year recurring staff ...
A: I think I just answered this question about two seconds ago, but it was under a different name. ...
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| low ferritin and a reasonable Hypothesis | 6/22/2008 | Paul Charest |
Q: To get right to the point I want to know if this is a reasonable question to ask my doctor, or if it ...
A: I think that first I will start with the ferritin, which is actually a protein produced by the liver ...
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| anemia iron | 6/22/2008 | Paul Charest |
Q: I have been seeing a hematologist about my low iron levels. He has given me four iv's of iron. My ...
A: How did your physician come to the conclusion that you were iron deficient? Do you have the rest of ...
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| Lab results | 6/20/2008 | Paul Charest |
Q: I have been monitored by a doctor for several years for multifactorial anemia / early ...
A: You don't absorb any oral iron...Does oral iron refer to oral iron supplements and/or all dietary ...
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| whats wrong? | 6/18/2008 | Paul Charest |
Q: I recently went to the doctors. I was sick for about a week and he told me i had pneumonia. so he ...
A: Is it only the white cells that are depressed? How low is your white count? Did your physician ...
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| Anemia | 6/17/2008 | Paul Charest |
Q: I have a question about Anemia. Do you know how Anemia has an effect on Heart Hypertrophy? I read ...
A: Having too many red cells--like in polycythemia vera--will cause hypertrophy of the heart. Because ...
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| Sticky Platelets that Clump causeing bleeding | 6/16/2008 | Paul Charest |
Q: I was Diagnosed as having Sticky Platelets that clumped together, causing me to bleed more than ...
A: You got to give me more info. It depends on whether or not the units were single donor platelets ...
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| Internal bleeding 2 | 6/16/2008 | Paul Charest |
Q: As you advised i went through Stool Occult test and result is NIL. My Ferritin is still very low.It ...
A: The best food sources for iron, are those derived from heme, which is from meat. Can you eat fish ...
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| Low Platlets | 6/16/2008 | Paul Charest |
Q: I am a Breast Cancer survivor. I'm 37, went through 5 months of CHemo last spring/summer and 6 weeks ...
A: You have to understand that while you were going through chemo, that was a different set of ...
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| confused and need help | 6/12/2008 | Paul Charest |
Q: I am so confused Biology was never one of my strong classes. If the mother of a child is O- and the ...
A: Lets draw up one of those Punnet squares from biology class. There are 2 oligosacharides that are ...
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| spots | 6/11/2008 | Paul Charest |
Q: I'm not sure how to ask but for about 15 yrs i have had these little red spots forming as if they ...
A: I think that you need to see a specialist. There is little that I can do from here and there are ...
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| low ferritin | 6/11/2008 | Paul Charest |
Q: i'm 36 yrs.old. my question is. my ferritn sreum is now 7, it started out at 3,then 2, then 6, now ...
A: Thats exactly what I meant. Since red blood cells contain so much iron, if you lose a substantial ...
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| low ferritin | 6/11/2008 | Paul Charest |
Q: i'm 36 yrs.old. my question is. my ferritn sreum is now 7, it started out at 3,then 2, then 6, now ...
A: Marsha, I suspect that the iron supplements will certainly work, not as well as dietary sources. ...
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| Lab results | 6/10/2008 | Paul Charest |
Q: I have been monitored by a doctor for several years for multifactorial anemia / early ...
A: First of all, I would like to apologize for how long it has taken me to get back to you. I am going ...
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| Creatinine too low | 6/10/2008 | Paul Charest |
Q: My son, who is 4 years old, was about 2 years ago iron deficient. We gave him some iron (as doctor ...
A: First of all, I would like to apologize for the delay. My wife announced to me a few weeks ago, ...
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