Physical/chemical causes. These causes of hemolysis are most often secondary to improper handling of blood products. Reasons include inadvertent heating or freezing with subsequent thawing of the red ...

Hemolytic anemia is a condition where the body destroys red blood cells in the body faster than it produces them. This leads to a low red blood cell count and symptoms such as weakness, shortness of ...

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Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is one of the most common inherited enzyme disorders, affecting hundreds of millions worldwide. This condition results from mutations in the G6PD ...

Hemolytic disease of the newborn is a type of anemia that begins during pregnancy. It can cause serious illness in a newborn, but it may be diagnosed during prenatal screening and treated to avoid ...

A complete blood count (CBC) might suggest hemolytic anemia if your RBC, hemoglobin, and reticulocyte counts are low. But further testing may be required. Anemia occurs when you don’t have enough ...

Acute immune intravascular hemolysis can also represent a delayed hemolytic transfusion reaction. This is a consideration in this case, because the patient received 2 units of red cells 2 weeks before ...