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Results 1 - 10 of 10 for hemoglobin
  1. Hemoglobin (image) 
    Hemoglobin is the most important component of red blood cells. It is composed of a protein called ... exchanged for carbon dioxide. Abnormalities of an individual's hemoglobin value can indicate defects in the normal balance ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/19510.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Red blood cells, sickle cell (image) 
    ... which the red blood cells produce abnormal pigment (hemoglobin). The abnormal hemoglobin causes deformity of the red blood cells into ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/1212.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Red blood cells - multiple sickle cells (image) 
    ... anemia is an inherited disorder in which abnormal hemoglobin (the red pigment inside red blood cells) is produced. The abnormal hemoglobin causes red blood cells to assume a sickle ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/1223.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Bruise healing - series (image) 
    ... change is due to the biochemical breakdown of hemoglobin that is found in the blood. As the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100207_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Thalassemia major (image) 
    ... of hemolytic anemia, characterized by red blood cell (hemoglobin) production abnormalities. This is the most severe form ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/1498.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Phenylketonuria test (image) 
    ... hospitals include other tests such as thyroid function, hemoglobin S (sickle cell disease), or may test for other ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/2961.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Newborn screening testing (image) 
    ... paper. Routine testing usually includes phenylketonuria, thyroid function, hemoglobin S (sickle cell disease), and may test for other ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/2962.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Infant jaundice (image) 
    ... by too much bilirubin (a breakdown product of hemoglobin made by the liver) in the blood. Jaundice ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/8976.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Hypochromia (image) 
    A decrease in the amount of hemoglobin found in red blood cells is called hypochromia.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/9425.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. Porphyrin urine test (image) 
    ... heme, which is made from iron plus protoporphyrin. Hemoglobin is made up of four globin proteins plus ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/9770.htm - Medical Encyclopedia