Category: H

A condition in which haemoglobin is found in the urine. The presence of blood pigment in the urine caused by the destruction of blood corpuscles in the blood vessels or in the urinary passages. It turns urine a dark red or brown colour. In some people this condition, known as intermittent haemoglobinuria, occurs intermittently, especially…

An inherited disease of a group which result from damaging variations in the production of haemoglobin, e.g. sickle-cell anaemia. Haemoglobinopathies refer to genetic disorders characterized by faulty production of the globin chains of haemoglobin—the oxygen-carrying substance in the blood. Examples of haemoglobinopathies include sickle cell anaemia and thalassaemias.  

A condition in which haemoglobin is found in blood plasma.  

A decrease in the percentage of red blood cells because the volume of plasma has increased.  

Someone who has undergone haemodialysis.  

To remove waste matter from the blood using a dialyser (kidney machine).  

A glass jar in which a sample of blood is diluted and the blood cells counted.  

An embryonic blood cell in the bone marrow from which red and white blood cells and platelets develop.  

An increase in the percentage of red blood cells because the volume of plasma is reduced.  

A salt derived from haemoglobin, used in the treatment of porphyria.