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Headache And Dizziness, Done With Blood Test. Can Any Online Doctor Help Me Read The Report?
My 14 years old daughter having head ache and dizzling last two days and we went to a clinic and from there they check her blood:
Blood Report shows:
WBC: 8.0
RBC : 4.20milin/cumm
HGB : 10.9 g/dl
HCT: 31.5
MCV: 74.8
MCH: 26.1 g/dl
Peripheral Blood Film Examination Result:
Erythrocytes: Microcytic hypochromic cells with mild anisopoikilocytosis
Leucocytes: Normal in count morphology and distribution
Platelets: Adequate
IMP: Mild Hypochromic Blood Picture
After this result the Dr.wrote one iron tablet daily for 10 days.
So please let us know need any further check up or not.
My Email ID: YYYY@YYYY
Blood Report shows:
WBC: 8.0
RBC : 4.20milin/cumm
HGB : 10.9 g/dl
HCT: 31.5
MCV: 74.8
MCH: 26.1 g/dl
Peripheral Blood Film Examination Result:
Erythrocytes: Microcytic hypochromic cells with mild anisopoikilocytosis
Leucocytes: Normal in count morphology and distribution
Platelets: Adequate
IMP: Mild Hypochromic Blood Picture
After this result the Dr.wrote one iron tablet daily for 10 days.
So please let us know need any further check up or not.
My Email ID: YYYY@YYYY
Wed, 30 Oct 2013
Hello there,
Your child is having dizziness and headache due to low red blood cell count. We call it anemia, red blood cells are responsible for oxygen circulation to all organs of the body including your brain. With low red cell volume,there will be decreased oxygen level in all the body organs. Low oxygen reaching the brain manifests as dizziness and sometimes headache. Microcytic, hypochromic red blood cells are usually due to iron defeciency. Iron would correct this problem although it might take longer than 10 days.
Feel free to send your follow up laboratory result.
Thank you.
Dr. Eric
Your child is having dizziness and headache due to low red blood cell count. We call it anemia, red blood cells are responsible for oxygen circulation to all organs of the body including your brain. With low red cell volume,there will be decreased oxygen level in all the body organs. Low oxygen reaching the brain manifests as dizziness and sometimes headache. Microcytic, hypochromic red blood cells are usually due to iron defeciency. Iron would correct this problem although it might take longer than 10 days.
Feel free to send your follow up laboratory result.
Thank you.
Dr. Eric
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