Background: Hemoglobin (Hb) and hematocrit (Hct) have been used routinely in the diagnosis of neonatal anemia and polycythemia. Objective: To measure the cord blood Hb and Hct and to determine their association with maternal Hb and Hct. Methods: 170 healthy neonates born through normal vaginal delivery with gestation age of 37-42 wks and birth weight of 2.5-4 kg, and their mothers were included...

By D. L. RUCKNAGEL, E. B. PAGE AND W. N. JENSEN S TUDIES OF HEMOGLOBIN by the various technics of electrophoresis aud alkali denaturatiomi have resulted imi a strikimig development in the knowledge of abnormal hemoglobins amid in the hereditary hemolytic amieniias, some of them never previously recognized. During the course of the examination of the electrophoretic properties of the hemoglobimi...

By D. L. RUCKNAGEL, E. B. PAGE AND W. N. JENSEN S TUDIES OF HEMOGLOBIN by the various technics of electrophoresis aud alkali denaturatiomi have resulted imi a strikimig development in the knowledge of abnormal hemoglobins amid in the hereditary hemolytic amieniias, some of them never previously recognized. During the course of the examination of the electrophoretic properties of the hemoglobimi...

background: sickle cell disease is a genetic disorder of hemoglobin causing myriad of pathology including anemia. the purpose of this study was to evaluate the baseline values of steady state hemoglobin and packed cell volume as a guide to managing the early recognition of hemolytic crises in sickle cell anemia. methods: a cross-sectional study was conducted among the sickle cell patients atten...