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| Shyloxmom
- Sat Jul 23, 2005 11:40 am |
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47 year old non smoking male. Has a CBC done to monitor high cholesterol numbers and is told his hemotocrit and hemoglobin numbers are high and sent to a hemotologist. The hemotologist agrees and orders ultra sounds on the liver, kidneys, and spleen. Results are pending. I am finding conflicting information on what is considered "high" and have not been given much information as to what the causes could be. Some of the ranges I find include my numbers in the "normal" range.
My numbers are : Hemotocrit 48.7 (was told normal is 35.0-45.0)
Hemoglobin 16. 4 (told normal is 11.7 - 15.7)
My question is : Are these numbers out of the "normal" range?
What are the most common reasons?
Thank you
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| Dr. Anthony Solomon
- Sun Jul 24, 2005 11:26 am |
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I quite agree that your readings are within normal ranges for an adult male.
The generally accepted range for Haemoglobin in an adult male is 13-18g/100ml and 40-54 for Haematocrit.
I cannot offer any explanations why someone else may differ from universally accepted
normal ranges. Get tested in another laboratory.
Dr Anthony Solomon
Consultant Physician, Tropical & Genitourinary Medicine
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| Shyloxmom
- Sun Jul 24, 2005 7:28 pm |
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Dr. Solomon,
Thank you. I will get a second opinion.
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| Shyloxmom
- Sun Jul 24, 2005 7:32 pm |
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Is there a difference between Hemoglobin and Haemoglobin -
Haematocrit and Hematocrit?
I find information on both spellings of each term.
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| Dr. Anthony Solomon
- Mon Jul 25, 2005 2:03 am |
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Haemoglobin and Haematocrit are spelt in UK English, while Hemoglobin and Hemoglobin are US English spellings. I am not based in USA, so do not use US English spellings.
Dr Anthony Solomon
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| tdf
- Thu Aug 11, 2005 12:34 pm |
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Hi To All,
I just got tested and my hermatocrit is 63. I realize this is very high but, would this be considered an emergency?
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