What are the symptoms of low blood counts?
Low Red Blood Cell Count. A low red blood cell count is called anemia. If you have a low red blood cell count, you may: Feel a little tired or very tired. Feel less alert or have trouble …
What are low blood counts? - Aplastic Anemia and MDS …
You can have one or more low blood counts. Doctors use an important blood test called a complete blood count, or CBC for short, to measure the number of each blood cell in your …
Blood Transfusions | Aplastic Anemia and MDS International …
Red Blood Cell Transfusions. Red blood cells carry oxygen from your lungs to the rest of your body. When you don’t have enough red blood cells you have anemia and you feel tired and …
What is a complete blood count test (CBC)? - Aplastic Anemia and …
White blood cell count (WBC) measures the actual number of white blood cells in a given volume of blood. A low count can mean you have an increased risk of getting an infection. White blood …
Aplastic Anemia Diagnosis | Aplastic Anemia and MDS …
Complete Blood Count (CBC) One key test is a complete blood count (CBC). It uses a number of methods to measure how many of each blood cell type are in your blood sample. If the CBC …
FAQs - Aplastic Anemia and MDS International Foundation …
Low White Blood Cell Count. A low white blood cell count is called neutropenia. If you have a low white blood cell count, you may: Have repeated fevers and infections. Get bladder infections …
Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) - Aplastic Anemia and MDS …
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a blood cancer. It happens when young abnormal white blood cells called blasts (leukemia cells), begin to fill up the bone marrow, preventing normal blood …
Aplastic Anemia Symptoms | Aplastic Anemia and MDS …
A low white blood cell count is called neutropenia. In general, a low white cell count lowers an aplastic anemia patient’s ability to fight bacterial infections. If you have a low white blood cell …
Glossary of Terms | Aplastic Anemia and MDS International …
Platelets are more likely than red blood cells to cause an immune response, such as chills and fever. The use of platelets from one donor (apheresis) reduces the chance of reaction to …
PNH Diagnosis - Aplastic Anemia and MDS International …
When you have anemia caused by the destruction of red blood cells, doctors call this hemolytic anemia. There are several blood tests used to help confirm a diagnosis of PNH by looking for …