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What do high hemoglobin and anisocytosis in RBC indicate?
Query: Hello doctor,My father is 48 years old. One month back, his CBC reports revealed a high Hb, HCT, and RBC. After one week, CBC was done again, and all three values came down, and now they all are normal. His Hb is 17 g/dL, RBC is 5.5 mc/L, and HCT is 50 %. But his recent blood reports revealed the pr... Read Full »
Dr. Mahmoud Ahmed Abdelrahman Abouibrahim
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query and understand your concern. I have checked the attached reports (attachment removed to protect the patient's identity). Your father's high hemoglobin level is most likely due to primary erythrocytosis (polycythemia vera ), which is due to hyperfun... Read Full »
What is the meaning of anisocytosis?
Query: Hi doctor, I am diabetic, and my latest report showed HbA1C as 11, it says hypochromia and anisocytosis of red blood cells. What does it mean? Read Full »
Dr. Goswami Parth Rajendragiri
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. HbA1C of 11 is very high, and it suggests toward uncontrolled diabetes. I suggest you investigate your urine sugar, blood fasting sugar, serum urea and creatinine. The treatment for diabetes should be started with oral hypoglycemic drugs like Metformin and Gliclazide. ... Read Full »
I have normocytic normochromic RBC with anisocytosis. Do I need iron supplement?
Query: Hello doctor, I have normocytic normochromic RBC with anisocytosis. Read Full »
Dr. Goswami Parth Rajendragiri
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I can understand your concern. I have seen the attached report (attachment removed to protect patient identity). In the attached report lymphocyte count is high. The high lymphocytes are usually seen in viral Infection. There are other causes of lymphocytosis as well... Read Full »
My CBC showed 1+ anisocytosis. Any suggestions?
Query: Hello doctor, My recent CBC showed 1+ anisocytosis and 1+ anisocytosis. My hemoglobin is 12.9. The lowest hemoglobin I ever had was I believe post my C-section. I do take multivitamin/ or prenatal almost on daily basis even now. I am concerned with these results: I know in previous blood test it sho... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Anisocytosis means a difference in the size of the red blood cells. This could mean that you have a mild iron deficiency. Anisocytosis of 1+ is a very mild variation in the size of the RBCs. Your hemoglobin levels are towards the lower end of the normal range and it... Read Full »
Is anisopoikilocytosis dangerous?
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 53 year old woman diagnosed with polycythemia vera (PV) three years ago. I am being treated with phlebotomy. I have fatigue at times, as well as some thinking impairment at times. Over time I have developed various anomalies in my blood test results, which my doctor explained as... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Based on your query regarding polycythemia, my opinion is as follows: Due to nutritional deficiencies, secondary to excessive RBC (red blood cell) production and also mild dyserythropoiesis (defective development of red blood cells), you can find microcytic hypochromic ce... Read Full »
I have low white blood cells and anisocytosis after getting the COVID-19 vaccine. Why?
Query: Hello doctor, I have had a low white blood cell count for about 15 months. It hovers around the threshold for neutropenia and lymphopenia but is always down. A blood film today shows mild anisocytosis, which was also the case at least six months ago when it was last checked. I have been undergoing o... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I reviewed your data (attachments removed to protect the patient's identity). Your EBV (Epstein-Barr virus) serology was positive, along with leukopenia. Viruses are pretty notorious for causing cytopenias of varying degrees. Now your system is recovering from that e... Read Full »