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What are macrocytic anemia and mild absolute leukocytopenia?

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Dr. Michael Engel answered

Specializes in Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Both are ways of....: Describing features of blood cells. Anemia means your red cell mass is 2 standard deviations below the lower norm for age and sex. Macrocytic means the rbcs are bigger than expected (normal red cell size falls within a normal range) and size gives us clues as to the cause of the anemia. Leukopenia means your total WBC count is below normal. A differential is really needed to interpret leukopenia.

Answered 6/10/2014

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