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What Causes Headache,cold And Cough?
My hemoglobin count is 8.4 and being a Male, I have heard that it should be greater than 13.5. Since last few days (approx a month), sometimes I feel strong headache in back of head.Also I have cold and cough since those days. Can it be due to lower hemoglobin?
Wed, 25 Jun 2014
Hi,
Hemoglobin of 8.4g% is low and it cannot be due to recent one month cause, unless you are bleeding from some point.
Yes hemoglobin is low and you need to increase it with medication and proper nutrition.
Probable cause needs to be identified and treated.
A blood workup to identify the morphological type of anemia and then treatment as required on B12, folic acid or iron needs to be started.
A followup with retic count after 15 days is necessary to check the bone marrow response to treatment.
Hope this helps. Any further queries, do not hesitate to ask again.
Dr. Jyothi BL
Hemoglobin of 8.4g% is low and it cannot be due to recent one month cause, unless you are bleeding from some point.
Yes hemoglobin is low and you need to increase it with medication and proper nutrition.
Probable cause needs to be identified and treated.
A blood workup to identify the morphological type of anemia and then treatment as required on B12, folic acid or iron needs to be started.
A followup with retic count after 15 days is necessary to check the bone marrow response to treatment.
Hope this helps. Any further queries, do not hesitate to ask again.
Dr. Jyothi BL
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