Hemoglobin - the blood is a complex protein that is found in red blood cells (erythrocytes). Its main function - the transportation of oxygen throughout the body. And without oxygen, as you know, normal operation of the organism can be no question. What indicators are normal hemoglobin in children, and some deviation? And what if the level is above or below?
Overabundance or lack of hemoglobin in the blood may indicate a malfunction in the body. In this article you will find a table of norms of hemoglobin in the blood of children of different ages.
What affects the hemoglobin level?
Where our body takes hemoglobin? Of food. What affects the level of hemoglobin in the child to a year?
type of feeding - in the breast milk in children, there is a lower incidence of hemoglobin decrease, than artificial.
prematurity - babies born prematurely often suffer from a shortage of hemoglobin.
disease - any infectious disease that can affect the level of hemoglobin.
Heredity - if your child has relatives suffering from iron deficiency anemia, there is every chance that he will be it too.
And even weathermay affect the level of hemoglobin in the blood.
after a year baby the most frequent causes of fluctuations in hemoglobin levels: the disease and the consumption of foods with low iron content.
Table of norms of hemoglobin in children over the years
Reduced hemoglobin
If the analysis of the blood of the child has low hemoglobin, pay attention to his health. If he - active and cheerful, the doctor will adjust the power. If it is - a sluggish, he had a poor appetite, it is capricious, then the doctor will start treatment.
After all, lowered hemoglobin indicates anemia or anemia. How dangerous is this disease? The fact that all tissues suffer oxygen deprivation.
Symptoms of anemia:
- low hemoglobin;
- loss of appetite;
- irritability;
- dyspnea;
- low immunity;
- decrease in intellectual activity.
Sometimes anemia becomes a symptom of a more serious illness. So do not delay the visit to the doctor.
elevated hemoglobin
Elevated levels of hemoglobin in the blood may indicate blood diseases, lung disease, heart disease, dehydrationOncology. In identifying the high level of hemoglobin, the doctor will prescribe additional examination of the child.
How to increase the level of hemoglobin in the case of anemia?
The main rule: change the diet. To do this, eat foods high in iron.
For the absorption of iron is necessary to combine plant and animal foods. Best absorbed iron from the liver and red lean meat, white fish, buckwheat, wheat and cocoa.
If a change in diet does not affect the level of hemoglobin in the blood, the doctor will prescribe iron supplements. And in parallel will look for the causes of anemia. After all, without their removal, after the abolition of drugs, the level of hemoglobin would fall again.
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