Being low on iron is one cause ofanemia. If you are anemic, you do not have enough healthyred blood cells. You also may be low onhemoglobin, a protein inside red blood cells. Hemoglobin carries oxygen to all the tissues of the body. Without enough red blood cells and enough hemoglobin,...
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Signs You’re Low on Vitamin B12 Your body needs vitamin B12 to keep blood cells healthy and to make your nerves work right. But what happens when you run low? What Does It Mean When Your Hemoglobin Is Low? What is considered low hemoglobin? What is anemia and what causes it? Learn ...
What happens if MCH is low? A low MCH value typically indicatesthe presence of iron deficiency anemia. Iron is important for the production of hemoglobin. Your body absorbs a small amount of iron that you eat in order to produce hemoglobin. What does low MCV and MCH mean? Common conditions...
What happens when no oxygen is present for respiration? Explain how the respiratory and cardiovascular systems work together to maintain the homeostasis of the blood. Explain how hemoglobin transports oxygen (consider cooperative binding). Also explain what happens whenever hemoglobin arrives at the t...
What will happen when the blood type O+ is mixed with antiserum anti-B? Blood Typing There are 8 possible blood types in the human body, as follows: O- contains no antigens O+ contains the Rh antigen A- contains the A antigen
Large red blood cells (high MCV): This is called macrocytosis. It often happens when immature, larger red blood cells are released early due to vitamin B12 or folate deficiencies. Correcting the deficiency can help normalize MCV. Small red blood cells (low MCV): This is called microcytosi...
When this happens, it is called a sickle cell crisis. SCD also causes RBCs break apart and die faster than healthy RBCs. This causes low red blood cell levels (anemia).What causes SCD?SCD is passed from parents to a child. A child is given 2 abnormal genes for hemoglobin, 1 from ...
But what is considered a normal blood glucose level? And what happens when it rises above the normal threshold? Our blood sugar levels are directly related to the food we eat. We obtain glucose mostly from carbohydrate-rich foods like bread, pasta, potatoes or fruit, but many different ...
You stopped to go to the bathroom before heading out the door. But the color of your urine isn’t quite what you expected. Now you’re wondering, “Why am I peeing blood, and is it serious?” Blood in urine (hematuria) is a common problem that happens to children and adults of all...