A member asked:

On a recent cbc it came back as low on mch/mchc yet my iron was normal. why is that? doc doesn't seemed concerned.

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Dr. Irving Harper answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Tiny piece of puzzle: If it is slightly low could be normal variation, especially if rest of rbc indices were normal. Plus the MCV would be more affected by an abnormal amount of iron.

Answered 12/30/2016

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