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Look at Aarti’s blood report and find out the minimum required haemoglobin.
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Answer: By seeing Aarti’s blood report, the minimum required haemoglobin is 12 gm/dl.
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How much did Aarti’s haemoglobin go up, and how long did it take for that?
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Answer: By seeing Aarti’s blood report, haemoglobin increased by 2.5 gm/dl, which took almost 3 months to increase.
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What does the newspaper report say about the problems caused by anaemia?
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Answer: The newspaper report states that anaemia affects both the mental and physical health of a child. It causes problems in children’s growth, reducing their energy levels which in turn affects their education.
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Have you or anyone in your family ever needed to get a blood test? When and why?
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Answer: Yes, last month, when I was down with a fever, I got a blood test done. It resulted in malaria.
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What was found out by the blood test?
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Answer: By doing the blood test, we got to know that I was suffering from malaria.
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Have you had a health checkup at your school? What did the doctor tell you?
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Answer: Yes, we had a health check-up two months back at our school. The doctor told me that I was fit and fine.