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Chronic Peptic Ulcer
Health Encyclopedia: Haptoglobin
The normal range is 27-139 mg/dl (milligrams per deciliter)
What abnormal results mean
Higher-than-normal levels may indicate:
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acute rheumatic disease -
biliary obstruction -
peptic ulcer -
ulcerative colitis - other inflammatory conditions
- chronic
liver disease -
erythroblastosis fetalis - hematoma
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hemolytic anemias ...
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Health Guide
Peptic Ulcers: Highlights
...eradicating the bacterium could enable patients to be cured by medication instead of suffering from a chronic, often recurring painful condition. In 2006, researchers discovered that a protein in... Read more »Polycythemia vera
...disorder; Erythremia; Splenomegalic polycythemia; Vaquez's disease; Osler's disease; Polycythemia with chronic cyanosis - Myelopathic polycythemia; Erythrocytosis megalosplenica; Cryptogenic... Read more »Peptic Ulcers: Causes
...membrane.Even if ulcers do not develop, the bacterium is now considered to be a major cause of active chronic inflammation in the stomach (gastritis) and in the upper part of the small intestine... Read more »Peptic Ulcers: Risk Factors
...arthritis. Other people who have a high intake of NSAIDs, include, but are not limited to, people with chronic low back pain, fibromyalgia, and repetitive stress.Contributing Factor s. Certain... Read more »Peptic Ulcers: Diagnosis
...important symptoms, such as weight loss or fatigue, any present and past medication use (especially chronic use of NSAIDs), family members with ulcers, and drinking and smoking habits.Ruling Out... Read more »Images
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