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Done Blood Work, High Platelets. Concerned
I just got back my blood work. My hemoglobin is 8.9, MCV is 68.4, MCH is 20.7, MCHC is 30.3, RDW is 16.8 and platelets are 492. I know my iron is really bad but my biggest concern was that my PCM was caught off guard as to why my platelets were high and the others low. I don t want to be super concerned until the referral goes to the hematologist . I am 39, weigh 147 and am 5 8 . Thanks
Thu, 6 Sep 2012
Hi, Welcome to HCM, I am Dr. Das,
First of all, you said your iron is really bad, So, in iron deficiency anaemia all the test results are common.
As fer as platelet count is concerned i think first go for a manual platelet count which will confirm the report. Otherwise it is not of so much importance.
First of all, you said your iron is really bad, So, in iron deficiency anaemia all the test results are common.
As fer as platelet count is concerned i think first go for a manual platelet count which will confirm the report. Otherwise it is not of so much importance.
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