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Elevated Rdw Could Mean

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Dr.    Suresh Heijebu MD

my RED CELL DISTRIBUTION WIDTH - SD(RDW-SD) is 56.7 fL. Is there any reason to worry? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Suresh Heijebu ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Robert Galamaga MD

I have had consistently high rdw-cv and and rdw-sd with low red blood cell counts over the years dating back to 2008. Is this a concern? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Robert Galamaga ( Hematologist)
Dr. Kampana MD

I got my medical test reports, In the blood test reports it shows RDW is 15.9. All other aspects are normal. Is there a issue? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kampana ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Michelle Gibson James MD

, hemoglobin , hematocrit , MCH and MCHC. It also showed slightly elevated RDW (16.6). Iron tablets were ... elevated at 24.5. Q.: What is the significance of further elevation of RDW? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Michelle Gibson James ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Geeta Sundar MD

Sir, my monocytes,Basophils,MCH,MCHC,RDW-SD,RDW-CV,PDW, Platelet count , Bilirubin (direct , total & Indirect ) are not within prescribed limit. Why is it so ? What is the remedy to this problem ? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Geeta Sundar ( Internal Medicine Specialist)

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null MD

hello i am 56 years old my test show me my rdw-cv is 14.4 and rdw-sd is 47.6 lym is 3.95 please help me what do i do ... View answer

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Dr.  Monish De MD

were all low with an elevated rdw. I was put on iron and have been taking this until my recent labs which shows that everything is restored to normal except my RDW. What could be causing this.... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Monish De ( Oncologist)
Dr. Jawahar Ticku MD

Dear Sir, for a patient undergoing his 3rd intravenous chemotherapy his blood test shows high rdw ... his mortality rate ? the patient rdw had been increasing after each treatment is this normal ? Is... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Jawahar Ticku ( Oncologist)
Dr.  Sumanth Amperayani MD

My 12 year old daughter has an increasing RDW. It is now at 18 when it was at 14 in the beginning ... this week. All of her other blood counts have returned to normal but her RDW continues to increase ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sumanth Amperayani ( Pediatrician)
Dr. Jyothi B L MD

Hello, my blood RDW-SD and Immature Granulocytes are high since April. What does that mean? Here ... 34.2 Blood platelets 198.0 RDW-SD 44.0 RDW-CV 13.9% PDW 15.0 MPV 11.0 P-LCR 36.4% PCT 0.2%... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Jyothi B L ( Pathologist and Microbiologist)