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Hindi Journal of Blood Research & Hematologic Diseases
Ghazala Qamar Author
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Pisum Sativum pod extract, Retinoid, Conventional cytogenetic analysis
Chughtai Institute of pathology, Pakistan
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Ghazala Qamar, Chughtai Institute of pathology, Pakistan. Iron deficiency is the leading cause of anemia in developing countries like Pakistan, particularly in children and females of child bearing age. This is mainly due to inappropriate dietary iron intake and increased demand of iron during pregnancy. Iron is a major component of hemoglobin and lack of this essential element results in lower hemoglobin content in red cells.
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Diagnostic accuracy of Red Cell Distribution Width in the diagnosis of iron deficiency anemia and beta thalasshemia trait
Author(s): Ghazala Qamar
Iron deficiency is the leading cause of anemia in developing countries like Pakistan, particularly in children and females of child bearing age. This is mainly due to inappropriate dietary iron intake and increased demand of iron during pregnancy. Iron is a major component of hemoglobin and lack of this essential element results in lower hemoglobin content in red cells. Complete blood count (CBC) can provide us with a better estimate of iron deficiency. Red cell distribution width (RDW) is a significant CBC parameter and a credible marker of variation in red cell size (anisocytosis) on many routine hematology analyzers. RDW is usually elevated in IDA due to variation in size of erythrocytes while it is normal in beta thalasshemia trait. Ferritin is a gold standard measure in IDA but as ... view more»
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