1、WhatisHb?

2、HbstandsforHemoglobin.

3、Hemoglobinisaproteininourredbloodcellsthatcarriesoxygenthroughoutourbody.

4、WhyisHbimportant?

5、Hbisimportantbecauseithelpstransportoxygentoallpartsofourbody.

6、WithoutHb,ourcellswouldnotreceiveenoughoxygentofunctionproperly.

7、HowisHbmeasured?

8、Hblevelscanbemeasuredthroughabloodtestcalledacompletebloodcount(CBC).

9、NormalHblevelsaredifferentformenandwomen.

10、Formen,normalHblevelsaretypicallybetween13.5and17.5gramsperdeciliter(g/dL).

11、Forwomen,normalHblevelsaretypicallybetween12.0and15.5g/dL.

12、WhatcancauselowHblevels?

13、LowHblevelscanbecausedbyavarietyoffactorsincludingbloodloss,anemia,andcertainmedicalconditions.

14、SymptomsassociatedwithlowHblevelscanincludefatigue,shortnessofbreath,andweakness.

15、IfyoususpectyouhavelowHblevels,itisimportanttospeakwithahealthcareproviderwhocandiagnoseandtreattheunderlyingcondition.