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The blood's oxygen transport mechanism depends upon hemoglobin, so a person with no hemoglobin would immediately succumb to anoxia, unless such a person were to be placed in a hyperbaric oxygen chamber.
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∙ 13y agoWithout enough hemoglobin, the tissues lack oxygen and the heart and lungs must work harder to try to compensate.
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What diseases are caused from hemoglobin a1c deficiency?
Diabetes is caused by a hemoglobin a1c deficiency. Hemoglobin a1c tests are used in the diagnosis of diabetes.Monitoring the hemoglobin a1c in type-1 diabetic patients may improve treatment.
Deficiency in erythrocytes or hemoglobin?
anemia
What is a lack of hemoglobin?
Hypochromia (as in hypochromic anemia) is the medical term meaning deficiency in hemoglobin.
What would be the consequence of a deficiency of hemoglobin?
it leads to anaemia
What is the medical term for deficiency in erthrocytes or hemoglobin?
anemia
Which blood disorder is characterized by low hemoglobin level?
Anemia is a deficiency in the amount of hemoglobin in the blood.
Sideropenia occurs causing deficient production of hemoglobin?
Iron-deficiency anemia
Low levels of blood hemoglobin indicate a deficiency of what?
Iron
Why does hemoglobin decrease in diarrhea?
There are a number of reasons why hemoglobin may decrease in diarrhea. Some of these causes could be from a vitamin B12 deficiency, folate deficiency, colorectal cancer, alcoholism or lymphoma.
What part of the blood cell carries oxygen?
hemoglobin
A deficiency in what hormone could cause the immune system to weaken?
Hemoglobin
A deficiency in this element can be expected to reduce the hemoglobin content of blood?
Iron
