Anemia Screening

【Anemia Screening｜Count and measure your red blood cells, white blood cells and your platelets｜HK$630】

📌 Price: HK$630 per person

🕐 Fast Reporting: Results available within 4–5 working days 

👩‍⚕️ Result explained by  healthcare professionals

 Quick and efficient process – from registration to blood collection takes approximately 30 to 45 minutes.

🛑 No fasting required

Screening includes: 

• Complete Blood Count, CBC (19 Items)
• Ferritin
• Iron & TIBC
• Reticulocyte Count

Optional: 

Add HK$2200 for a Haemoglobin Pattern (With Pathologist Report). 

Please state “add HB pattern” in the additional information column when checking out.

Haemoglobin Pattern is a screening test for thalassaemia. 

Anemia is a condition in which you lack enough healthy red blood cells to carry adequate oxygen to your body’s tissues.

Red blood cells carry oxygen to all of the body’s tissues, so a low red blood cell count indicates that the amount of oxygen in your blood is below the normal range.

Many of the symptoms of anemia are caused by decreased oxygen delivery to the body’s vital tissues and organs.

Anemia happens if:

• Your body is not producing red blood cells
• Blood loss
• Your body destroys red blood cells
• An inability to absorb iron.

Types of Anemia

1. Iron deficiency anemia
2. Aplastic anemia
3. Sickle cell anemia
4. Thalassemia
5. Vitamin deficiency anemia

The main function of iron is to produce heme in the body. Heme is an essential element of red blood cells and is responsible for transporting oxygen to various body tissues. Therefore, inadequate iron intake would cause the body to produce an insufficient amount of red blood cells, leading to iron deficiency anemia.

Sources:

MayoClinic

Department of Health

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