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> << The hemoglobin is the issue... you
> don't need a CBC [complete blood count] unless you have a good reason
from
> history or physical exam... >> Gail
You can't tell much from just a Hgb or Hct - strictly a screening test.
> A CBC will give you much more helpful information - RBC's, MCV, MCH,
MCHC,
> RDW, platelet count............. Andrew
I don't do CBCs on patients just because they are breastfeeding...
and still feel that a fingerstick hgb is an adequate test to "screen" for
anemia.
If there is a reason from the physical exam, then a CBC is a good tool to
"evaluate" anemia as you have mentioned.
All I hear, though, is that these two are breastfeeding. Not that any
indication to evaluate is present.
Gail
Gail S. Hertz, MD, IBCLC
Resident, Dept. of Pediatrics
PSGHS Children's Hospital
Hershey PA
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