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What does low MCV and MCH in the blood report indicate? – Dr. Sharat Honnatti

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MCV and MCH are the part of the complete hemogram that indicates that the cell size especially the Red blood cell size, that Mean corpuscular hemoglobin, the content of the hemoglobin how much it is , and depending on it we can conclude if the person is having microcytic hypochromicanemia. So depending on that if the hemoglobin is also less, there are so many reasons like iron deficiency anemia, anemia for chronic diseases, thalassemia or sideroblastic anemia. Depending on that treatment can be planned. So along with MCV and MCH, it has to be looked in to the peripheral smear, it has to be looked into if the peripheral smear also if the person is having microcytic hypochromic anemia. So it is confirmed that it is an iron deficiency anemia. Depending on that the treatment can be started.

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