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What happens if the range for the red blood cell is 3.80-5.10 and mine is 5.11?

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Stop worrying: Reference ranges are set so that a few percent of healthies fall outside on either end. If your hemoglobin is low-ish and your red cells quite small, you may have thal minor, which is important to know if your spouse also has it. Best wishes.

Answered 2/21/2016

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