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hemoglobinemia

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hemoglobinemia [‚hē·mə‚glō·bə′nē·mē·ə]
(medicine)
The presence of hemoglobin in the blood plasma.


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Three patients, among the 5 who survived for longer than 2 days, developed progressive hemoglobinemia reduction, together with a platelet deficit and leukopenia with similar trends.
Table 1 Laboratory features of : hemolytic uremic syndrome Anemia -- often severe Moderate neutrophilia Fragmented RBCs, burr cells, and microspherocytes Reticulocytosis Thrombocytopenia Hemoglobinemia Low haptoglobin Mildly elevated bilirubin Elevated urea nitrogen and creatinine Hemoglobinuria with RBCs, WBCs, and casts Acknowledgement The author thanks Mary Jacobs, MT (ASCP), section head of microbiology, Cleveland Clinic Hospital, for help with researching this article.
A visual comparison is made of the color of the pre- and posttransfusion plasma or serum for signs of hemoglobinemia.
 
 
 
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