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What Do Small Red Blood Cells Indicate?

HI , I found out today from our family doctor that my 37 years old son test has smaller red cel.than normal . He wants my son take another blood re test . I would like to get some information . As a mother I am concerned about this news. Thank you ,
Fri, 29 Jun 2018
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According to provided history your son is having small size RBC so he can have microcytic blood picture of RBC. Kindly let me know your full CBC report along with HB value. Microcytic hypochromic anemia should be ruled out as per history and for that your full CBC report with peripheral smear examination has to be seen. If microcytic hypochromic anaemia is specially iron deficiency anemia present from Blood picture then iron tablet can be prescribed for that.

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What Do Small Red Blood Cells Indicate?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. According to provided history your son is having small size RBC so he can have microcytic blood picture of RBC. Kindly let me know your full CBC report along with HB value. Microcytic hypochromic anemia should be ruled out as per history and for that your full CBC report with peripheral smear examination has to be seen. If microcytic hypochromic anaemia is specially iron deficiency anemia present from Blood picture then iron tablet can be prescribed for that. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.