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Blood Test Done. Is The Report Normal?

Dear doc.

My blood was analysed n apprec yr comment.

Haemoglobin 12.0 g/dl
Haematocrit (pcv) 36 percent
MCV 73fl
MCH 25 pg
MCHC 33g/dl
RDW 13.4percent
Reticulate count 1.4 percent

Sir x please analyse for thalassemia . Has that to do with tiredness and sleepyness

Than you

Jasmin
Mon, 25 Nov 2013
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For thalassemia this test is not sufficient to diagnose it however it can tell about the severity to some extent. Hemoglobin level of 12.0 g/dl does not suggest thalassemia however, if you are member of an ethnic group that's at increased risk for thalassemias then Doctors also test the amount of iron in the blood to find out whether the anemia is due to iron deficiency or thalassemia. If iron is normal then spesific hemoglobin test for thalassemia will tell if it is present or not .
I suggest that you should visit a hematologist if you are a member of ethnic group that's at increased risk for thalassemias.
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Blood Test Done. Is The Report Normal?

For thalassemia this test is not sufficient to diagnose it however it can tell about the severity to some extent. Hemoglobin level of 12.0 g/dl does not suggest thalassemia however, if you are member of an ethnic group that s at increased risk for thalassemias then Doctors also test the amount of iron in the blood to find out whether the anemia is due to iron deficiency or thalassemia. If iron is normal then spesific hemoglobin test for thalassemia will tell if it is present or not . I suggest that you should visit a hematologist if you are a member of ethnic group that s at increased risk for thalassemias.