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I had my blood result rbc:occasional macrocytes seen impression: vitamin b12/folate definitely should be excluded my hemoglabin is okay what it mean?
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Hard to say: When RBC are large it can be due to B12 or Folate (folic acid) deficiencies. Sometimes alcohol will fool the automated systems and of course there are other causes. It is worth checking out even if you are not anemic per se.
Answered 4/14/2016
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