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What Do High Triglyceride Levels Indicate?

Posted on Mon, 27 Feb 2017

Question: what does it mean when my triglycerides are high my red blood cell count is high and low cholesterol. I had blood work done cause I have hep c and was diagnosed in 2004 and they ran certain tests to determine that it hep c type 1a genotype 1a I have high blood pressure also. doctors also determined I have cirrhosis of the liver inflamed spleen and something with my kidneys

Answered by Dr. Noble Zachariah (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Discussion follows

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Welcome and thanks for your query.
Triglycerideis a component in the lipid profile like the cholesterol. It can also be elevated if you have eaten or have high blood sugar. RBC count is elevated if your bone marrow is producing more red cells. Low cholesterol doesn't have any significance if the good cholesterol HDL is in the normal range.
Please upload your other tests and I shall be happy to comment on them.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Remy Koshy

Follow up: Dr. Noble Zachariah (15 hours later)

would there be something wrong with my bone marrow if my RBC is high.

Answered by Dr. Noble Zachariah (23 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Not necessarily

Detailed Answer:
Welcome back,

Small elevations are normal. Even smoking can elevate the count.

If the number of RBCs and hemoglobin are very high, one has to consider Polycythemia Rubra Vera.
Let me have the value and I would be able to give a better opinion.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Arnab Banerjee