Whole blood hemoglobin concentration is one of the items of routine blood examination. Other related items include hematocrit, white blood cell count, platelet count, and blood picture examination. The specimen can be collected from venous blood or skin blood. The reference interval is 180~190g for newborns. /L; adult males 131~172g/L; females 113~151g/L; >70-gason ki gen ane 94 ~ 122g/L; fi 87 ~ 112g/L.
Prensipal sèvis piblik klinik la apwopriye pou idantifikasyon ak dyagnostik maladi tankou anemi ak polisitemi. Konsantrasyon emoglobin la souvan paralèl ak konte globil wouj la, e siyifikasyon klinik de la se fondamantalman menm. Nan moun ki an sante, konsantrasyon emoglobin la pi wo a 8:00 am chak jou ak pi ba a a 8:00 pm; gwo fimè yo relativman wo; timoun, granmoun aje , Fanm ansent, konsantrasyon nan emoglobin se yon ti kras pi ba.
Mezi emoglobin la se yon pi bon endikatè nan degre anemi pase konte globil wouj la. Yon fwa yo idantifye anemi, yo bezwen plis envestigasyon pou jwenn kòz la, tankou deficiency fè, maladi mwèl zo ak maladi ki afekte mwèl zo a tankou kansè, defisyans anzim eritye, pèt san egi ak kwonik, emoliz Maladi seksyèl, elatriye.