Re: Anemia in pregnancy

From: Dr Eberhard W Lisse (el@linux.lisse.na)
Sun Aug 9 11:10:55 1998


Joe,

In message <782958b9.35cdb745@aol.com>, DoctorJoe@aol.com writes: > In a message dated 8/9/98 9:16:45 AM, you wrote:

> <<I have a 25 y/old pregnant patient G1P0. She came (with 20 wks) from a
> poor area. I asked the initial lab work up, and her FBC was something
> like this: Hb 6.3 Eosinophils: 10%, the rest was normal.

> I gave an anti-helmintic drug (because of the Eosinophils) and Iron
> (Fisiofer:

How sure are you the Iron Rx wasn't counterfeited? :-)-O

> What about her smear?

Do you mean a differential? I'd like to see that too, but he said Eosiniphilia and the rest normal.

> And anything that would necessitate a hemoglobin electrophoresis?
> She may well have had worms, but she may also have a congenital
> hemoglobinopathy.

What is common is common, what is rare is rare, remember this is the place where ambulances don't break the speed limit :-)-O

el





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