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Can a complete blood count screen for all types of anemia or just iron deficiency?
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It screens: For many things, including iron deficiency.
Answered 7/13/2013
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Anemia is .....: An hematocrit outside the normative values for age and sex. Its presence can be detected by a complete blood count (cbc). The hematocrit is the volumetric percentage of our peripheral blood occupied by red blood cells. Typically, hematocrit (hct) for a woman is lower than for a man of the same age. Why the anemia is present is another matter, and requires investigation then corrective measures.
Answered 12/10/2013
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Anemia: CBC (complete blood count) is good for all types of anemia including iron deficiency. There are situations that certain deficiencies being present with no anemia associated with them. For example, a person may have B12 deficiency, but no anemia caused by it. In that case, CBC will be normal and you will have to be checked for specific causes separately.
Answered 6/24/2014
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