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What does a low mcv, mch and mchc mean in a blood test?

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Big picture : Small red cells with too little hemoglobin usually mean iron deficiency which should prompt a search for bleeding. There are some other possible causes.

Answered 11/20/2018

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Blood report- mcv- 99fl, mch-35.5pg, mchc-35.7g/dl, esr-30mm...Wt does this mean?

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Hello. I am a 27 year old male. I recently had my blood work done, and I found out that while my Hemoglobin level is normal (14.2 g/dl), my MCV and MCH are low (MCV= 69.8 FL. MCH = 23.3 pg). MCHC is normal too (33.3%). Is this normal or dangerous?

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Lab test showed: red blood cell: 5.47 10e6/ul hemog: 14.4 g/dl hematroc: 43.20% mcv: 78.9fl mch: 26.3 pg mchc: 33.3 g/dl rdw: 10.9% is these ok? Im 26

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Done my blood test, HB(13.9),RBC(5.56),MCV(78.6),MCH(25),MCHC(31.8) is my everything normal or do i have anemia?

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What's the issue when blood test is: hemoglobin:13.4g/dl-mcv 75fl-mch 25.2pg-mchc 33.4g/dl-iron 88mcg/dl.& note saying:slight microcytosis-anisocytosi?

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