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4 years ago my mcv was 79.6 , mch 26, rdw 13.6 this year mcv 76, mch 25, rdw 15.2 .i have thalassimia, does age or extreme stress effect these # also?
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See below: All laboratory results need to be interpreted in the clinical context and the doctor who ordered the tests is usually in the best position to do that. Having said that, the differences in the two sets of values are not clinically meaningful.
Answered 12/23/2015
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