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zgrizz t1_j6lc1xn wrote

Hemoglobin. Is what carries oxygen to the entire body. Without enough every single cell is being shorted. Some are more sensitive than others - brain, heart, eyes.

Low hemoglobin is very dangerous.

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Away_Establishment45 OP t1_j6le4vc wrote

Ok. I have another question. They did a blood test with 0.5 ml of the blood within 5 minutes of us entering the emergency ward and that’s where they found low hbg. Do they check for leukaemia in this test. Sorry if this is too particular

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Ferocious_Armadillo t1_j6lf9lz wrote

There are definitely blood tests they can do to detect markers for certain cancers but it’s impossible to tell if they did the test for leukemia if we don’t know what the test is called… what is the test called that they did?

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justanotherguyhere16 t1_j6ljquy wrote

Cancer screenings usually take longer. Depending on the type of cancer some blood tests may pick up on it. Some require specific tests. Hard to know without knowing exact testing that was done. It could be an iron deficiency or recent infection or something simple all the way up to bone cancer or leukemia etc. any diagnosis should be from a doctor directly involved in their care with all the info.

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reverseswede t1_j6mdq8o wrote

The quick test will be a point of care test (like a glucose meter but for hb) - they'll then collect more blood to check much more detailed tests - these will give good indications of why the hb is so low - blood count is pretty helpful for leukaemia as you'd find way too many of one type of blood cell. Most common is low iron, also possible low b12. Then there's other things but basically boils down to not making enough blood, or losing too much.

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