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Low haemoglobin

Low haemoglobin: Introduction

Low haemoglobin: Decreased concentration of haemoglobin in the blood. See detailed information below for a list of 39 causes of Low haemoglobin, Symptom Checker, including diseases and drug side effect causes.

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Causes of Low haemoglobin:

The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Low haemoglobin. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms.

• : bleeding
• Red blood cell destruction from transfusion reaction or other disease. Iron deficiency
• Folate deficiency
• Vitamin B12 deficiency
• Erythropoietin deficiency
• Chronic disease
• Malnutrition
• Iron deficiency
• Heavy periods
• Colon cancer
• Worm infestation
• Cytotoxic drugs
• Thalassemia
• Sideroblastic anaemia
• Cardiac failure
• Fluid overload
• Renal disease
• Haemolysis
• Malignancy
• Aplastic anaemia
• Acute leukaemia
• Myelodysplasia
• Myelofibrosis
• Lymphoma
• Multiple myeloma
• Alcoholism
• Hepatic failure
• Hypothyroidism
• Vitamin B12 deficiency
• more causes...»

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Low haemoglobin: Symptom Checker

Listed below are some combinations of symptoms associated with Low haemoglobin, as listed in our database. Visit the Symptom Checker, to add and remove symptoms and research your condition.

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• Low haemoglobin and Abnormal blood test symptoms (20 causes)
• Low haemoglobin and Blood symptoms (20 causes)
• Low haemoglobin and Red blood cell symptoms (19 causes)
• Low haemoglobin and Head symptoms (18 causes)
• Low haemoglobin and Muscle symptoms (18 causes)
• Low haemoglobin and Abdominal symptoms (17 causes)
• Low haemoglobin and Digestive symptoms (17 causes)
• Low haemoglobin and Nerve symptoms (16 causes)
• Low haemoglobin and Muscle weakness (16 causes)
• Low haemoglobin and Swelling symptoms (16 causes)
• Low haemoglobin and Skin symptoms (15 causes)
• Low haemoglobin and Body symptoms (15 causes)
• Low haemoglobin and Movement symptoms (15 causes)
• Low haemoglobin and Energy symptoms (15 causes)
• Low haemoglobin and Fatigue (15 causes)
• Low haemoglobin and Weakness (15 causes)
• more...»

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Low haemoglobin Treatments

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Stories from Users for Low haemoglobin

Real-life user stories relating to Low haemoglobin:

• Haemoglobin report

Low haemoglobin: Comorbid Symptoms

Some of the comorbid or associated medical symptoms for Low haemoglobin may include these symptoms:

• Abnormal blood test symptoms
• Blood symptoms
• Red blood cell symptoms
• Head symptoms
• Muscle symptoms
• Abdominal symptoms
• Digestive symptoms
• Nerve symptoms
• Muscle weakness
• Swelling symptoms
• more associated symptoms...»

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Causes of General Symptom Types

Research the causes of these more general types of symptom:

• Red blood cell symptoms (891 causes)
• Blood symptoms (2297 causes)
• Abnormal blood test symptoms (1538 causes)
• more symptoms...»

Causes of Similar Symptoms to Low haemoglobin

Research the causes of these symptoms that are similar to, or related to, the symptom Low haemoglobin:

• Bleeding (1783 causes)
• Transfusion reaction
• Iron deficiency
• Folate deficiency (18 causes)
• Vitamin B12 deficiency
• Erythropoietin deficiency
• Chronic disease
• Malnutrition (111 causes)
• more symptoms...»

Low haemoglobin: Deaths

Read more about causes and Low haemoglobin deaths.

Detailed list of causes of Low haemoglobin

The list below shows some of the causes of Low haemoglobin mentioned in various sources:

• : bleeding
• Acute leukaemia
• Acute lymphocytic leukemia - Anaemia
• Alcoholism
• Aluminium toxicity - anaemia
• Aplastic anaemia
• Cardiac failure
• Chromosome 11, deletion 11p - Anaemia
• more causes...»

See full list of 39 causes of Low haemoglobin

How Common are these Causes of Low haemoglobin?

This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Low haemoglobin. Of the 39 causes of Low haemoglobin that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:

• 2 causes are "very common" diseases
• 1 causes are "common" diseases
• 0 causes are "uncommon" diseases
• 0 causes are "rare" diseases
• 6 causes are "very rare" diseases
• 35 causes have no prevalence information.

See the analysis of the prevalence of 39 causes of Low haemoglobin

Conditions listing medical symptoms: Low haemoglobin:

The following list of conditions have 'Low haemoglobin' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

Select from the following alphabetical view of conditions which include a symptom of Low haemoglobin or choose View All.

A

• Acute lymphocytic leukemia ... Anaemia
• Aluminium toxicity ... anaemia

C

• Chromosome 11, deletion 11p ... Anaemia

D

• Deletion 11p ... Anaemia

H

• Hyperbilirubinemia ... anaemia

M

• Metastatic prostate cancer ... Anaemia
• Microcytosis ... anaemia

S

• Spherocytosis ... anaemia

V

• Van Goethem syndrome ... Anaemia

W

• WAGR Syndrome ... Anaemia

Y

• Young Simpson syndrome ... Anaemia

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Causes of Low haemoglobin Based on Risk Factors

This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Low haemoglobin based on whether certain risk factors apply to the patient:

Diabetes - history of diabetes or family history of diabetes?

Classifications of Low haemoglobin:

Medical Conditions associated with Low haemoglobin:

Red blood cell symptoms (891 causes), Blood symptoms (2297 causes), Abnormal blood test symptoms (1538 causes)

Symptoms related to Low haemoglobin:

Bleeding (1783 causes), Transfusion reaction, Iron deficiency, Folate deficiency (18 causes), Vitamin B12 deficiency, Erythropoietin deficiency, Chronic disease, Malnutrition (111 causes)

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Medical News summaries about Low haemoglobin

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Evidence Based Medicine Research for Low haemoglobin

Medical research papers related to Low haemoglobin include:

• In diabetes, is the HBA1C affected if the patient has a low haemoglobin? If so, does for example, any anaemia need to be corrected & how long after before re-checking HBA1C? What conditions may affect HBA1C?
• 16 year old patient with hereditary spherocytosis. His last FBC was two years ago, not anaemic at this time and no problems since. Is there any evidence to suggest that it is inadvisable to go on a trekking holiday at altitude of 5000m given his spheocyto
• What is the evidence for prescribing iron in pregnancy?
• I am getting regular requests from our community midwives for prescriptions for Iron therapy in pregnant women, some with Hb of e.g. 11.2g/dl. My feeling is that this may be inappropriate. Please clarify the most recent evidence about this to me.
• Mortality and target haemoglobin concentrations in anaemic patients with chronic kidney disease treated with erythropoietin: a meta-analysis
• Handbook of transfusion medicine 4th edition
• Myelofibrosis
• Can you tell me what a low ferritin and low blood count indicates?

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