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Weakness and anaemia
My father hb level is 9 gm /dl,RBC is 3.2 million,PCV is 26%
History of PUD,totally fine now
He take antihypertensive.
His blood pressure is always normal,like 130/70
He just complains of weakness so performed CBC and RBS.Rbs is normal
S.creatinine is 1.4
Does it indicates CKD or its just due to dehydration.
Is it sufficient to prescribe iron folic acid tablets..
Or do i have to exclude CKD.
He has no other complaints except weakness
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Dr. Namita Chandra
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32 yrs exp
Lucknow
You can get his investigations done for iron stores in the body. If they are depleted then iron and folic acid can be given.
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Dr. Narendra Singh
ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist
11 yrs exp
Nainital
We should search for the cause of low hemoglobin with out that supplementing iron and folic acid will be very vague treatment.
Since this is in mod category anemia.
Hemoglobin is nvr low due to dehydration.
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till then u can continue iron and folic acid
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