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Slight anemia everything low except rdw is 16.2 & mcv is low nrml 82.4 does the mcv level mean chronic illness? i have hashimotos but tsh is 3.14

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Follow-up: I'd check your serum iron and iron-binding capacity maybe ferritin and do a good full physical. Low RBC / Hct / Hgb, low-normal MCV makes me think of iron deficiency or thalassemia minor. I'd check your old labwork for the latter -- if you've got it, it's good for your family to know. If you're mildly iron-deficient, I'd look hard for the cause.

Answered 8/11/2018

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