Health Q&A
A street puppy slightly scratched me

A street puppy slightly scratched me in a playful way. It became slightly red initially and subsided within an hour and my leg looks all fine. I did wash with plain water and then soap, do I need to take any vaccine? Attached both pic an hour early and now when its all good

Vitamin profile test

Hello Doctor, I recently had my blood tests and my Hemoglobin is 10.2 g/dL (reference range 12–15) and Serum Iron is 37 µg/dL (reference range 50–170), which appear to be low. My Vitamin D is also low at 23.6 ng/mL. Vitamin B12 is normal at 442 pg/mL. Could you please advise whether I should take an iron supplement? If yes, which type/dose would be appropriate for me, and for how long? I take meganeuron od plus occasionally and vitamin d supplement (60k) twice a month. Please also let me know the best time to take iron and whether there are any foods/medicines I should avoid taking it with. Thank you

Cancer awareness

I didn't sleep properly for the past four years on and off sleep schedule changes but mostly late night 5 la it takes what can I do to sleep properly and I want to know how will acncer and heart problems come because of sleepiness now only with help of tablet iam sleeping but I have fear of cancer or heart pblem will come immediately please tell me everything clearly

Pain, redness and fever after tetanus

I received a tetanus injection in my buttock around 2–3 days ago. Since then, I have had persistent pain and redness at the injection site, which has not decreased. I am also having fever and body pain. Please advise whether these are normal side effects of the tetanus injection or whether I need to be examined.

24-year-old female with recurrent anemia

My Hb has generally remained around 8–10 g/dL. I currently have severe tiredness/fatigue, dizziness, weakness and frequent body pains. I also have significant menstrual cramps. My periods usually last around 6 days, although the amount of bleeding varies. I had a sonography done because of the menstrual cramps, but it was normal. Recent CBC: Hb 10.4 g/dL, HCT 33.5%, RBC 4.32 ×10⁶/µL, MCV 77.5 fL, MCH 24.2 pg, MCHC 31.1 g/dL, RDW-CV 15.2%, RDW-SD 41.7 fL, WBC 9.3 ×10³/µL, platelets 305 ×10³/µL. Iron profile: Serum iron 28.3 µg/dL (ref 50–170), TIBC 410.5 µg/dL, transferrin saturation 6.89% (ref 15–45%), UIBC 382.2 µg/dL, and ferritin 4 µg/L. Vitamin B12: 311; Vitamin D3: 33.29. Given my recurrent low Hb and very low ferritin, I would like to know how significant my iron deficiency is, whether it could explain my symptoms, why my anemia keeps recurring, and what investigations I should undergo to identify the cause. Would oral iron or IV iron be appropriate in my case?

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