Question: CBC test... Red blood count 5.83 High (4.20-5.80), Hemoglobin 11.9l Low (13.2-17.1), MCV 68.1 Low (80.0-100.0), MCH 20.4 Low (27.0-33.0), MCHC 30.0 Low (32.0-36.0), RDW 18.2 High (11.0-15.0), Iron 25 Low (50-180), Saturation 8 Low (20-48)...everything else on CBC and MBP was in normal range. What do these results mean? My doctor said I maybe anemic and put me on iron pills, but my red blood cells count was high not low. Would like your input.

Ok!!..She started me on ferrous sulfate last week. Once a year for the past couple of years I have blood work done at doctors office. My iron,hemoglobin,mcv,mch,mchc is low and red blood cells and RDW are high. But I never felt fatigue,weakness,etc. Never took any iron pills and I actually felt fine. Maybe my body just works fine with these numbers.

Not sure if I need B12. Vitamin B 427, normal (200-1100), serum folate 5.6 normal (greater than 5.4), iron binding capacity normal 297, (250-425), ferritin 178 normal, (38-380).

Just had blood work done on 9/2/20. Everything was in the normal range except my Hemoglobin, MCV, MCH, MCHC and RDW. Currently taking ferrous sulfate and just completed a 4 week course of antibiotics on 8/25/20. Please look at entire lab report and advise. Thanks!

CBC (INCLUDES DIFF/PLT)
Analyte Value
WHITE BLOOD CELL COUNT 4.8 Desired Result: 3.8-10.8 Thousand/uL
RED BLOOD CELL COUNT 5.75 Desired Result: 4.20-5.80 Million/uL
HEMOGLOBIN 11.8 L Desired Result: 13.2-17.1 g/dL - Low
HEMATOCRIT 38.7 Desired Result: 38.5-50.0 %
MCV 67.3 L Desired Result: 80.0-100.0 fL - Low
MCH 20.5 L Desired Result: 27.0-33.0 pg - Low
MCHC 30.5 L Desired Result: 32.0-36.0 g/dL - Low
RDW 18.5 H Desired Result: 11.0-15.0 % - High
PLATELET COUNT 210 Desired Result: 140-400 Thousand/uL
MPV 10.2 Desired Result: 7.5-12.5 fL
ABSOLUTE NEUTROPHILS 2342 Desired Result: 1500-7800 cells/uL
ABSOLUTE LYMPHOCYTES 1478 Desired Result: 850-3900 cells/uL
ABSOLUTE MONOCYTES 528 Desired Result: 200-950 cells/uL
ABSOLUTE EOSINOPHILS 422 Desired Result: 15-500 cells/uL
ABSOLUTE BASOPHILS 29 Desired Result: 0-200 cells/uL
NEUTROPHILS 48.8 %
LYMPHOCYTES 30.8 %
MONOCYTES 11.0 %
EOSINOPHILS 8.8 %
BASOPHILS 0.6 %
COMMENT(S) Review of peripheral smear confirms automated results.

COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC PANEL
Analyte Value
GLUCOSE 93 Desired Result: 65-99 mg/dL Fasting reference interval
UREA NITROGEN (BUN) 11 Desired Result: 7-25 mg/dL
CREATININE 1.14 Desired Result: 0.60-1.35 mg/dL
eGFR NON-AFR. XXXXXXX 77 Desired Result: > OR = 60 mL/min/1.73m2
eGFR XXXXXXX XXXXXXX 89 Desired Result: > OR = 60 mL/min/1.73m2
BUN/CREATININE RATIO NOT APPLICABLE Desired Result: 6-22 (calc)
SODIUM 138 Desired Result: 135-146 mmol/L
POTASSIUM 4.5 Desired Result: 3.5-5.3 mmol/L
CHLORIDE 104 Desired Result: 98-110 mmol/L
CARBON DIOXIDE 26 Desired Result: 20-32 mmol/L
CALCIUM 9.9 Desired Result: 8.6-10.3 mg/dL
PROTEIN, TOTAL 7.6 Desired Result: 6.1-8.1 g/dL
ALBUMIN 4.7 Desired Result: 3.6-5.1 g/dL
GLOBULIN 2.9 Desired Result: 1.9-3.7 g/dL (calc)
ALBUMIN/GLOBULIN RATIO 1.6 Desired Result: 1.0-2.5 (calc)
BILIRUBIN, TOTAL 0.7 Desired Result: 0.2-1.2 mg/dL
ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE 81 Desired Result: 36-130 U/L
AST 19 Desired Result: 10-40 U/L
ALT 27 Desired Result: 9-46 U/L

IRON AND TOTAL IRON BINDING CAPACITY
Analyte Value
IRON, TOTAL 87 Desired Result: 50-180 mcg/dL
IRON BINDING CAPACITY 354 Desired Result: 250-425 mcg/dL (calc)
% SATURATION 25 Desired Result: 20-48 % (calc)

C-REACTIVE PROTEIN
Analyte Value
C-REACTIVE PROTEIN 0.4 Desired Result: <8.0 mg/L

thanks for your input. If the RDW increase is a sign of recovery from anemia and I am guessing from taking the iron pills, so why has my RDW been elevated on previous blood work even before i started taking the iron pills? It seems like my MCV, MCHC, MCV and hemoglobin are always low, and my RDW is always high when taking an iron pill(which i just started about 2 weeks ago) or before I started taking the iron pills. What mcg of B12 should I take, 500,1000 etc?