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What Does This Blood Report Indicate?

Posted on Tue, 4 Apr 2017

Question: HI, I have RDW-CV% 11 and the reference is 11.5-14.5. I want to know if this is a problem ? should i go to a doctor?

Answered by Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis (13 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
no...

Detailed Answer:
Hello,

this is a perfectly normal complete blood count report. Don't worry about the RDW because it doesn't matter when all else is normal!

Kind regards!

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis (25 minutes later)

When i was a kid one day i eated much fava beans and i got bad with anemia. the doctors said to my parents to avoid fava bens because i am a glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficitary. I want to know what should i care of?

Answered by Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
fava beans, moth balls, aspirin, etc

Detailed Answer:
There are more than 200 variants so different preventive measures may apply for each case but a general rule is to avoid (or be cautious with) fava beans, moth balls, aspirin, antimalarial drugs, certain antibiotics (like ciprofloxacin, nalidixic acid, etc), vitamin K analogues, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID), etc.

You'd better avoid using any drug without asking your doctor first.

Kind Regards!

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar