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19 year old female had labs done to rule out the possibility of lupus and labs came back with a high sedimentation rate (26) and a low mch (28.9)?
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Glad it's not lupus: That's a normal sed rate as far as this pathologist is concerned. I'm not worried about your MCH either. Reference ranges are set so that a few percent of helathy folks fall outside on either end. I trust the rest of the lupus labs came back healthy. Best wishes.
Answered 11/28/2017
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