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A member asked:

Is it normal to have low iron high erythropoietin level?

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Dr. Tarek Nashawi answered

Yes: Probably your body is iron defficient and you need iron supplements.

Answered 6/9/2013

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Do you know a reason alkaline phosphate, RBC, Hemocrit, and Hemoglobin levels would all be low, but total iron would be in the normal-high range?

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What can cause low HGB (13.9gm/bl) and HCT (39.7%) levels? my iron was normal. folate level (18.6ng) is high, but b12 is normal. my HGB and HCT were low on 2 different tests about 2 or 3 months apart? yesterday my blood pressure was 100/68?

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Recent labs showed high platelets high iron high tibc low normal ferritin level of 12 is this iron deficiency ?

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Recent labs showed high platelets (416), high iron (148), high tibc (475), but a low normal ferritin level (12). Is this iron deficiency?

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Hello, I recently had a blood test done and the results showed low ferritin level but my iron levels were normal. I consume a diet high in vegetables, lentils and beans. My platelets count was 260 in the recent blood work but last year it was 266?

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