Anemia can occur to a person of any age, race, or ethnic background. Both men and women can get anemia, and older adults have an increased risk for getting anemia. Some risk factors of anemia can include; a diet that is low in iron, or vitamins, having blood loss due to surgery or an injury, or even a long-term illness, such as a kidney disease, cancer, diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, HIV/AIDS, or inflammatory bowel disease. Anemia is diagnosed by doing a CBC which is a complete red blood cell count, a hematocrit, or hemoglobin. A complete red blood cell count test checks your hemoglobin and hematocrit levels. Hemoglobin is a protein in the red blood cells that carries oxygen to the body. A low level of hemoglobin or hematocrit can be a sign of anemia. If the complete red blood cell test results indicates that you have anemia, you doctor can order other tests such as a hemoglobin electrophoresis. This test looks at the different types of hemoglobin in your blood and this test can help diagnose the type of anemia you have. A phlebotomist would use a lavender colored tube top to do a complete red blood cell count as well as hemoglobin electrophoresis test and both tubes would be sent and tested in the hematology part of the
Anemia can occur to a person of any age, race, or ethnic background. Both men and women can get anemia, and older adults have an increased risk for getting anemia. Some risk factors of anemia can include; a diet that is low in iron, or vitamins, having blood loss due to surgery or an injury, or even a long-term illness, such as a kidney disease, cancer, diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, HIV/AIDS, or inflammatory bowel disease. Anemia is diagnosed by doing a CBC which is a complete red blood cell count, a hematocrit, or hemoglobin. A complete red blood cell count test checks your hemoglobin and hematocrit levels. Hemoglobin is a protein in the red blood cells that carries oxygen to the body. A low level of hemoglobin or hematocrit can be a sign of anemia. If the complete red blood cell test results indicates that you have anemia, you doctor can order other tests such as a hemoglobin electrophoresis. This test looks at the different types of hemoglobin in your blood and this test can help diagnose the type of anemia you have. A phlebotomist would use a lavender colored tube top to do a complete red blood cell count as well as hemoglobin electrophoresis test and both tubes would be sent and tested in the hematology part of the