What are the implications of the ff. blood findings?

Question

Please tackle each one separately (e.g.: high wbc= possible infection, high rbc=polycytemia, etc.)

- Low hemoglobin

- Low RBC

- Low hematocrit

- Low platelet

I hope you could help me.. Thanks a lot! :)

Answer 1

low hemoglobin/hematocrit-- could be due to iron deficiency anemia, B12/Folate deficiency anemia, anemia of chronic disease, autoimmune hemolytic anemia,  acute blood loss (trauma), increased need (pregnancy), chronic blood loss (hemorrhage, menstration, GI bleed, ulcers, tumors)

low platelet-- due to DIC, bacterial infection, vaccines, radiation, drug-induced, autoimmune, post transfusion isoimmune thrombocytopenia, massive blood transfusions, May-Hegglin anomaly, ITP, TTP, leukemia, splenic destruction

Answer 2

Basically, a low 'RBC', Hemoglobin or Hematocrit are consistent with anemia from a number of different etiologies.

Low platelet count is consistent with "thrombocytopenia" and it can be the result of a number of causes, but effectively, as the number of platelets per unit volume of blood decreases, it becomes more difficult to control bleeding, there's a greater tendency to bruise, etc.

Answer 3

- Low haemoglobin = iron deficiency

- Low RBC = thalassemia

- Low hematocrit = Anaemia

- Low platelet = leukaemia

But the causes could be a number of things you need to be more specific.