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Low hemoglobin and high rdw and low mch. is this serious? hemoglobin is 118, rdw is 15.4 and mch is 27.2.
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No that low.: High RDW and low MCH are both consistent with blood loss and mild iron deficiency - with menses most likely, or sometimes with an ulcer.
Answered 6/10/2014
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Probably not: The hemoglobin of 11.8 g/dl is slightly low for a 40 year old female. The RDW is slightly high high and the MCH is low normal. Causes could be mild iron deficiency anemia. These values by themselves are not reason to worry. The context of why they were obtained is important in determining what they mean.
Answered 2/26/2017
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