Haemoglobin level among pregnant women living at high altitude; Does it need adjustment

Introduction: High altitude produces significant hypoxia that stimulate hemoglobin to keep the oxygen carrying capacity normal. Haemoglobin (Hb) increases with increased altitude more than 1000 m above sea level. • Hb level may be misleading in pregnant women living at high altitude. • WHO define...

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Main Authors:	Al-Kubaisi, Muna Khaleel Dheyab, M., Bracamonte
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English English
Published:	2017
Subjects:	RG Gynecology and obstetrics
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/56967/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/56967/25/56967-abstract%20book.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/56967/4/poster%20high%20alttitude%20%281%29.pdf

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spelling	iium-569672017-05-22T01:32:25Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/56967/ Haemoglobin level among pregnant women living at high altitude; Does it need adjustment Al-Kubaisi, Muna Khaleel Dheyab M., Bracamonte RG Gynecology and obstetrics Introduction: High altitude produces significant hypoxia that stimulate hemoglobin to keep the oxygen carrying capacity normal. Haemoglobin (Hb) increases with increased altitude more than 1000 m above sea level. • Hb level may be misleading in pregnant women living at high altitude. • WHO define anaemia as Hb < 11g/dl at sea level. • Hb needs to be adjusted for altitude so as not to misdiagnose anaemia or overestimate the oxygen carrying capacity in those women. 2017 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/56967/25/56967-abstract%20book.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/56967/4/poster%20high%20alttitude%20%281%29.pdf Al-Kubaisi, Muna Khaleel Dheyab and M., Bracamonte (2017) Haemoglobin level among pregnant women living at high altitude; Does it need adjustment. In: 24th Regional Congress of Perinatal Society of Malaysia, 23rd-26th March 2017, Penang. (Unpublished)
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spellingShingle	RG Gynecology and obstetrics Al-Kubaisi, Muna Khaleel Dheyab M., Bracamonte Haemoglobin level among pregnant women living at high altitude; Does it need adjustment
description	Introduction: High altitude produces significant hypoxia that stimulate hemoglobin to keep the oxygen carrying capacity normal. Haemoglobin (Hb) increases with increased altitude more than 1000 m above sea level. • Hb level may be misleading in pregnant women living at high altitude. • WHO define anaemia as Hb < 11g/dl at sea level. • Hb needs to be adjusted for altitude so as not to misdiagnose anaemia or overestimate the oxygen carrying capacity in those women.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Al-Kubaisi, Muna Khaleel Dheyab M., Bracamonte
author_facet	Al-Kubaisi, Muna Khaleel Dheyab M., Bracamonte
author_sort	Al-Kubaisi, Muna Khaleel Dheyab
title	Haemoglobin level among pregnant women living at high altitude; Does it need adjustment
title_short	Haemoglobin level among pregnant women living at high altitude; Does it need adjustment
title_full	Haemoglobin level among pregnant women living at high altitude; Does it need adjustment
title_fullStr	Haemoglobin level among pregnant women living at high altitude; Does it need adjustment
title_full_unstemmed	Haemoglobin level among pregnant women living at high altitude; Does it need adjustment
title_sort	haemoglobin level among pregnant women living at high altitude; does it need adjustment
publishDate	2017
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/56967/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/56967/25/56967-abstract%20book.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/56967/4/poster%20high%20alttitude%20%281%29.pdf
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Haemoglobin level among pregnant women living at high altitude; Does it need adjustment

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