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Anaemia,Anasarca,
My father aged 75 undergoing treatment for plerual effusion, anasarca,Acute kidney infection.He was administered with 4units of blood as his Hb count was 7.6 but after blood transfusion his Hb level is now 6.5.Can kindly suggest what might be the cause.
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First HB test was subject to suspicion
Or hemolytic episode
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Dic, hemolysis, acute blood loss
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Please discuss with your treating doctor.
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Its not just the hb
It has to be correlated with other CBC parameters
To come to a cause
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Dr. Anuj Mothsra
General Physician
6 yrs exp
Jhunjhunu
Can help you, kindly provide me detailed history for proper diagnosis and further management
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Dr. Bijli Nanda
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7 yrs exp
Noida
Your treating physician is the best person to give this answer.there is some underlying source of blood loss.
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Dr. Saurabh Tiwari
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7 yrs exp
Lucknow
Kindly consult
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Dr. Aditya Prasad Padhy
Urologist
13 yrs exp
Bhubaneswar
connect with a call for details discussion regarding the disease and it's management
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Dr. Ravi Kumar Nadella
General Physician
18 yrs exp
Hyderabad
Hemolysis
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