Medically reviewed by Archana Sharma, DO An MCV test measures the average size and volume of your red blood cells.Low MCV suggests microcytic anemia, with red blood cells smaller than normal.High MCV ...

Anemia is a lower than normal red blood cell (RBC) count. RBCs carry oxygen from the lungs delivering it to most cells in the body. Symptoms of low oxygen include dizziness, fatigue, difficulty ...

This patient has macrocytic anemia, occurring in the context of pancytopenia. The most feared cause of macrocytic pancytopenia is aplastic anemia, which is characterized by low counts in all three ...

Anemia is a condition where the red blood cells in the blood behave in an abnormal way. Either they are not created enough in number or they have some structural defects. As a result, they cannot ...

Mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH) is a protein that helps deliver oxygen around the body. Normal MCH levels are around 27 to 31 picograms (pg) per cell in adults. Doctors regularly order blood tests ...

THE bone marrow of patients with sickle-cell anemia usually shows normoblastic hyperplasia. In the case reported below, which was complicated by an extracorpuscular hemolytic state, the bone marrow ...

Myelodysplastic syndrome, an acquired clonal disorder of the bone marrow, is a common cause of unexplained anemia in North American adults older than 65 years.1 Most cases are idiopathic, although ...