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Could two heavy 7 day periods within 3 weeks cause a slight rise in rwd on a cbc?

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Dr. Robert Bates jr. answered

Specializes in Critical Care

Yes: Yes it can due to your bone marrow replacing what is lost. Those new cells tend to be a little bigger in some cases and can result in a slightly increased RDW in some cases....depends on true amount of blood lost though.

Answered 9/28/2016

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