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Rbc normal, hgb, hct, mcv and mch low. what does it mean?

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Iron deficiency: Mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH) is the amount of hemoglobin in the rbc a low MCH means the concentration in each red cell is low. This is seen in some forms of mild anemia and could be a sign of early iron deficiency or thalassemia. If you divide the rbc by the MCV and the result is <13 a thalassemia trait is more likely if it is >13 iron deficiency. See an internist for definitive diagnosis.

Answered 3/3/2018

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Suspect Thal: Red cells are small and fairly uniform in thalassemia, and when the rbc's are in the normal range but the hemoglobin, hematocrit, and MCV are low, very often it's an alert that you have "thal minor". No lab means much in the absence of a real person, and the actual numbers are important. Has this happened before?

Answered 6/10/2014

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