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HEMOGLOBIN
Test CodeLAB291
Alias/See Also
HGB
CPT Codes
85018
Preferred Specimen
Lavender top tube
Minimum Volume
1.0 mL
Instructions
Invert tube immediately and gently mix blood with anticoagulant
Transport Container
Lavender test tube
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Methodology
Photometric
Setup Schedule
Set Up:Daily Report Available: Routine 4 hours/STAT 1 hour
Reference Range
| Components | Method | Units | Reference Range | Critical |
| HEMOGLOBIN | Sysmex | g/dL | Males | |
| 0 - 4 days: 13.0 - 25.0 | <7.1 or >30.0 | |||
| 5 - 90 days: 11.0 - 17.0 | <7.1 or >19.9 | |||
| 91 days - 2 years: 11.0 - 15.0 | <7.1 or >19.9 | |||
| 2 - 6 years: 12.5 - 15.0 | <7.1 or >19.9 | |||
| >=6 years: 13.5-18 | <7.1 or >19.9 | |||
| Females | ||||
| 0 - 4 days: 13.0 - 25.0 | <7.1 or >30.0 | |||
| 5 - 90 days: 11.0 - 17.0 | <7.1 or >19.9 | |||
| 91 days - 2 years: 11.0 - 15.0 | <7.1 or >19.9 | |||
| >=2 years: 12.5-15 | <7.1 or >19.9 |
Clinical Significance
A low hemoglobin usually means the person has anemia. Anemia results from conditions that decrease the number or size of red cells, such as excessive bleeding, a dietary deficiency, destruction of cells because of a transfusion reaction or mechanical heart valve, or an abnormally formed hemoglobin. A high hemoglobin may be caused by polycythemia vera, a disease in which too many red blood cells are made. ref: Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Performing Laboratory
GBMC Hematology
