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28 weeks pregnant: my rbc is 3.45, hgb 11.6, hct 35.1, mcv 102, mch 33.6. lab flagged rbc as low and mcv and mch as high - what does this mean? anemia?

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Dr. Michael Dugan answered

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Mild anemia: Is common in pregnancy. These numbers are of no clinical consequence.

Answered 5/1/2013

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A member asked:

28 weeks pregnant: my rbc is 3.45, hgb 11.6, hct 35.1, mcv 102, mch 33.6. lab flagged rbc as low and mcv and mch as high - what does this mean? anemia?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Michael Dugan answered

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