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Hemoglobin

Blood hemoglobin; Serum hemoglobin

11.5 to 15.5 mg/dL (can vary by age, gender, and testing laboratory)

Note: mg/dL = milligrams per deciliter

Elevated levels may indicate:

• Drug-induced immune hemolytic anemia
• G6PD deficiency
• Hemoglobin C disease
• Hereditary spherocytosis
• Idiopathic autoimmune hemolytic anemia
• Paroxysmal cold hemoglobinuria (PCH)
• Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH)
• Sickle cell anemia
• Thalassemia
• Transfusion reaction

Review Date: 10/30/2006
Reviewed By: William Matsui, MD, Assistant Professor of Oncology, Division of Hematologic Malignancies, The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.