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What Do These Blood Test Results Indicate?
Question: I am a 51 year old woman. I checked my blood test results and I see that I have 11.6 Hemoglobin level (low), 15.1 RDW (high) and 17.5 lymphocytes (low). What do these results mean and what should I do?
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Brief Answer:
Haemoglobin low but no worries. Other parameters depend on symptoms experie
Detailed Answer:
Hi and thanks for the query
I do not think you need to bother with regards to your haemoglobin count. Levels above 12 are very acceptable. Taking Iron supplementation for about two to three weeks should be sufficient.
With regards to the other results , it's true they are out of the normal levels. However, in case you do not experience any serious health issues , you need not bother.
In case you have experienced symptoms like fever, fatigue, weight loss, vertigo, other tests might be required .
In case the tests were done mainly for routine controls with no main clinical symptoms , you need not bother.
If you experience symptoms cited above, you might need to see your doctor for more specific tests. They will however depend on your clinical symptoms .
Thanks and kind regards
Dr Bain
Haemoglobin low but no worries. Other parameters depend on symptoms experie
Detailed Answer:
Hi and thanks for the query
I do not think you need to bother with regards to your haemoglobin count. Levels above 12 are very acceptable. Taking Iron supplementation for about two to three weeks should be sufficient.
With regards to the other results , it's true they are out of the normal levels. However, in case you do not experience any serious health issues , you need not bother.
In case you have experienced symptoms like fever, fatigue, weight loss, vertigo, other tests might be required .
In case the tests were done mainly for routine controls with no main clinical symptoms , you need not bother.
If you experience symptoms cited above, you might need to see your doctor for more specific tests. They will however depend on your clinical symptoms .
Thanks and kind regards
Dr Bain
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Raju A.T
Thank you, very much. I appreciate your answer and putting me at ease. I do not have any other sympoms- I basically asked for the blood test to check my cholesterol- it was a bit in a high side but now I am down to 225. I exercise a lot and eat mostly lean foods- no meat, no eggs, small amounts of dairy. Cholesterol of 225 should not be of concern either, right?
Brief Answer:
No worries for now.
Detailed Answer:
Hi and thanks for the follow-up question.
I think you need not be bothered. I however encourage you to continue with healthy habits like exercise, low salt diet and vegetable rich and fruit rich diet.
Kind regards as I wish you the best if health
Dr Bain
No worries for now.
Detailed Answer:
Hi and thanks for the follow-up question.
I think you need not be bothered. I however encourage you to continue with healthy habits like exercise, low salt diet and vegetable rich and fruit rich diet.
Kind regards as I wish you the best if health
Dr Bain
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Raju A.T
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