Haemoglobin level among pregnant women living at high altitude; Does it need adjustment
Introduction: High altitude produces significant hypoxia that stimulate hemoglobin to keep the oxygen carrying capacity normal. Haemoglobin (Hb) increases with increased altitude more than 1000 m above sea level. • Hb level may be misleading in pregnant women living at high altitude. • WHO define...
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High altitude produces significant hypoxia that stimulate hemoglobin to keep the oxygen carrying capacity normal. Haemoglobin (Hb) increases with increased altitude more than 1000 m above sea level. • Hb level may be misleading in pregnant women living at high altitude. • WHO define anaemia as Hb < 11g/dl at sea level. • Hb needs to be adjusted for altitude so as not to misdiagnose anaemia or overestimate the oxygen carrying capacity in those women. |
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| spelling | iium-569672017-05-22T01:32:25Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/56967/ Haemoglobin level among pregnant women living at high altitude; Does it need adjustment Al-Kubaisi, Muna Khaleel Dheyab M., Bracamonte RG Gynecology and obstetrics Introduction: High altitude produces significant hypoxia that stimulate hemoglobin to keep the oxygen carrying capacity normal. Haemoglobin (Hb) increases with increased altitude more than 1000 m above sea level. • Hb level may be misleading in pregnant women living at high altitude. • WHO define anaemia as Hb < 11g/dl at sea level. • Hb needs to be adjusted for altitude so as not to misdiagnose anaemia or overestimate the oxygen carrying capacity in those women. 2017 Proceeding Paper NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/56967/25/56967-abstract%20book.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/56967/4/poster%20high%20alttitude%20%281%29.pdf Al-Kubaisi, Muna Khaleel Dheyab and M., Bracamonte (2017) Haemoglobin level among pregnant women living at high altitude; Does it need adjustment. In: 24th Regional Congress of Perinatal Society of Malaysia, 23rd-26th March 2017, Penang. (Unpublished) |
| spellingShingle | RG Gynecology and obstetrics Al-Kubaisi, Muna Khaleel Dheyab M., Bracamonte Haemoglobin level among pregnant women living at high altitude; Does it need adjustment |
| title | Haemoglobin level among pregnant women living at high altitude; Does it need adjustment |
| title_full | Haemoglobin level among pregnant women living at high altitude; Does it need adjustment |
| title_fullStr | Haemoglobin level among pregnant women living at high altitude; Does it need adjustment |
| title_full_unstemmed | Haemoglobin level among pregnant women living at high altitude; Does it need adjustment |
| title_short | Haemoglobin level among pregnant women living at high altitude; Does it need adjustment |
| title_sort | haemoglobin level among pregnant women living at high altitude; does it need adjustment |
| topic | RG Gynecology and obstetrics |
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