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After iron supplement course my sons iron rised to 48 from 20.9, mcv is 75.4, hct/pcv 33.7 and plateles are 420. reason? anything serious?

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Ask the DR: Need to treat the patient, not just the lab numbers. Not enough information to answer this question. Why high platelets? Bleeding? Age? Various diagnoses?

Dr Omrani and another doctor agreed

Answered 11/28/2014

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I have low RBC, low WBC, low PCV, high RDW, and normal platelet count. Also have low ferritin but normal iron. What might cause all these things to oc?

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Hi, I made CBC and this is the "MILD HYPOCHROMIC MICROCYTIC ANEMIA.MILD PMN LEUCOCYTOSIS.RELATIVE LYMPHOPENIA" Haemoglobin 10.8 Haematocrit(PCV) 34.3 RBCs 4.47 MCV 76.7 MCH 24.2 MCHC 31.5 RDD-CV 14.5 PLATELET 475 TOTAL LEUCOCYTIC COUNT 13.1

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For 58+ F, Hb 10.8, RBC 3.66, PCV 34, MCV 94, MCHC 31, WBC 5.4, Pt 1.8, Iron 57, TIBC 255, TSI 22, RC 1.2, Ferritin 83 indicate which type of anemia ?

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WBCAUTO 11.7x1000/mcL RBCAUTO 4.80Mill/mcL HGB 14.5g/dL HCT AUTO 42.7% MCV 88.9fL MCH 30.1 pg/cell MCHC 33.9g/dL RDW BLOOD 13.5% PLATELETS 269x1000mcL?

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15mon female doc says normal? WBC 9.6. Rbc 3.99 Hbg 10.6 Hct 32.1 Mcv 80.5 Mch 26.6 Mchc 33 Rdw 14.9 H Iron 20 L %sat: 6% L TIBC: 338 Ferritin 34.1

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