high rdw / rbc and low mcv mchc

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I am having low MCV and MCH count, high RBC count and high RDW count.

Are these symptoms related to anemia or anything more sinister.

Does low MCV and MCH count but normal HB indicates to iron deficiency / anaemia?

I think I was some what dehydrated when this test was taken ...planning on taking one more test in next 2 weeks.

TEST NAME RESULT BIOLOGICAL REFERENCE INTERVAL

Haemoglobin : 15.1 13.0 - 17.0 g/dL

Photometric measurement

Total RBC Count : 5.62 4.5 - 5.5 millions/cumm

Coulter Principle

Packed Cell Volume / Hematocrit : 46.10 40.0 - 50.0 Vol%

Calculated

MCV : 82.00 83.0 - 101.0 fl

Derived from RBC Histogram

MCH : 26.90 27 - 32 pg

Calculated

MCHC : 32.80 31.5 - 34.5 gm/dL

Calculated

RDW : 14.6 11.6 - 14.0 %

Derived from RBC Histogram

Total WBC Count : 7900 4000 - 10000 Cells/cumm

Coulter Principle

Differential count

Neutrophils : 57 40 - 80 %

VCSn Technology / Microscopy

Lymphocytes : 32 20 - 40 %

VCSn Technology / Microscopy

Eosinophils : 1 1 - 6 %

VCSn Technology / Microscopy

Monocytes : 9 2 - 10 %

VCSn Technology / Microscopy

Basophils : 1 0 - 2 %

VCSn Technology / Microscopy

Absolute Leucocyte Count

Absolute Neutrophil Count : 4503 2000 - 7000 Cells/cumm

Method : Calculation

Absolute Lymphocyte Count : 2528 1000 - 3000 Cells/cumm

Method : Calculation

Absolute Eosinophil Count : 79 20 - 500 Cells/cumm

Method : Calculation

Absolute Monocyte Count : 711 200 - 1000 Cells/cumm

Method : Calculation

Platelet Count : 269000 150000 - 410000 /cumm

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    You are evidently not anaemic but you may still be iron deficient. Ask your doc for a ferritin level which will tell you if iron stores are the problem.

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