Haemoglobin level

"Rational" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I am living in The Netherlands now, but I am not too familiar with
different standards here.

My wife went for a blood test, and according to doctor her haemoglobin
is 7.3. For me Haemoglobin less than 11 is anemic condition and 7.3 is
severly bad. However, the doctor was not much worried and told that
this is on the lower side of the normal haemoglobin in women.

Is there any other scale to measuring the Hb which is bing used in The
Netherlands? In The Netherlands, unless you insist, you don't get your
blood report. So, I haven't seen the report myself.

Does anyone know what this scale could be?

Conversion factors for HbThroughout these guidelines, Hb concentrations are
expressed in g/dl. To convert g/dl to g/l, multiplyby 10. Other units, such
as mmol/l, are used in some countries in Europe, including Denmark and The
Netherlands. To convert g/dl to mmol/l, multiplyby 0.62.

7.3 /0.62 = 11.8 g/dl

You should always ask for the normal range and the units when evaluating
results.

Robert said:

"Rational" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I am living in The Netherlands now, but I am not too familiar with
different standards here.

My wife went for a blood test, and according to doctor her haemoglobin
is 7.3. For me Haemoglobin less than 11 is anemic condition and 7.3 is
severly bad. However, the doctor was not much worried and told that
this is on the lower side of the normal haemoglobin in women.

Is there any other scale to measuring the Hb which is bing used in The
Netherlands? In The Netherlands, unless you insist, you don't get your
blood report. So, I haven't seen the report myself.

Does anyone know what this scale could be?

Conversion factors for HbThroughout these guidelines, Hb concentrations are
expressed in g/dl. To convert g/dl to g/l, multiplyby 10. Other units, such
as mmol/l, are used in some countries in Europe, including Denmark and The
Netherlands. To convert g/dl to mmol/l, multiplyby 0.62.

7.3 /0.62 = 11.8 g/dl

You should always ask for the normal range and the units when evaluating
results.

Almost lab 200 measurements and conversion factors:

www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/scales/clinical_data.html