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Recent blood work. wbc, rbc, hgb, hct, mcv normal. low mchc. high rbw. what does this point to? had iron def anemia in past.

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Dr. Milton Alvis, jr answered

Specializes in Preventive Medicine

You can look these: all up, e.g. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mean_corpuscular_hemoglobin_concentration, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_blood_cell_distribution_width, etc. If the MCV is ↓er Nl, combined with ↓ed MCHC these could be c/w some mild Fe deficiency currently. If Reticulocyte count is elevated, this would be c/w the↑ed RDW due to an ↓ed mix of younger, immature plus older cells. These values just clues.

Answered 10/12/2018

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