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What does high rdw indicate
A 36-year-old member asked:

Dr. Gurmukh Singhanswered
Pathology 50 years experience
High red cell: Turn over. Rdw is the term for variation in red cell size and is elevated in iron deficiency anemia, hemolytic anemia, following blood loss or any oth... Read More
4.6k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 35-year-old member asked:

Dr. Deborah Sculcoanswered
Hematology and Oncology 38 years experience
No: This is nonspecific without the rest of the cbc. Sometimes noted with hereditary anemias i.e. Thalassemia. Can also be noted with polycythemia vera.... Read More
4.9k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 45-year-old member asked:

Dr. Gurmukh Singhanswered
Pathology 50 years experience
Non-specific: Variation in red cell size can be due to many reasons, e.g., iron deficiency, hemolytic anemia, folate (folic acid) and/or B12 deficiency. All lab res... Read More
4.7k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 39-year-old member asked:

Dr. Michael Thompsonanswered
Hematology and Oncology 21 years experience
Depends...: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/red_blood_cell_distribution_width -- RDW is a measure of the variation of red blood cell (rbc) volume. What it indicates ... Read More
4.8k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 47-year-old female asked:

Dr. Le Wanganswered
Internal Medicine 37 years experience
RDW: High RDW indicates increased variability in red cell size, called anisocytosis, which is commonly found in nutritional deficiency such as iron, folate... Read More
4.2k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 38-year-old female asked:

Dr. Jacob Petroskyanswered
General Surgery 10 years experience
Anemia: Your CBC results suggest that you may have anemia. There are many different types of anemia and most commonly are related to iron deficiency, or a vit... Read More
1k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 29-year-old female asked:

Dr. Charles Cattanoanswered
Gastroenterology 40 years experience
Pancytopenia: There are multiple causes for same, some quite serious. If pancytopenia results from infection or treatment, it may be reversible, but you have not to... Read More
697 viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 38-year-old female asked:

Dr. Clarence Grimanswered
Endocrinology 58 years experience
Not anemia but early red cell release. Need to know HCT. Go to uptodate.com and read more then discuss with ur team.
Reviewed Mar 18, 2021
A 53-year-old female asked:

Dr. Roy Arnoldanswered
Internal Medicine 48 years experience
A problem: with falling hematocrit can indicate either bleeding or destruction of red cells in the body. Since your platelets are also low, this finding suggests... Read More
3.6k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 31-year-old female asked:

Dr. Ed Friedlanderanswered
Pathology 45 years experience
Nothing by itself: I've had my RDW that high just from frequent blood donations. Your absolute neutrophil count is probably high -- did you have a recent infection? A re... Read More
4.5k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
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