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Need another transfusion? Hemoglobin below 7

Transfusions for a 93 year old patient
low hemoglobin level below 7
iron pills prescribed
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This is a community of hepatitis c patients coming here for help and mutual support. No one here is a medical professional and so no one here can or should answer this question.

This question should be addressed by a doctor.

I would like to add if the cause of low hemoglobin is advanced liver disease you should avoid iron supplements.

Other ways to raise hemoglobin exist like injections of Epotin A as an example but a physician would know best how to proceed based on the patients medical condition and cause of their low hemoglobin levels.
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