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Microcytic Anemia Lab Values. Screening laboratory values are obtained and reveal microcytic anemia red blood cell rbc count 4 6 10 6 μl 4 6 10 12 l. Microcytic anemia is defined as the presence of small often hypochromic red blood cells in a peripheral blood smear and is usually characterized by a low mcv less than 83 micron 3. Normal mch 27 pg. Mean cell volume mcv 66 fl.
Red cell count x 10 12 l 4 50 6 50 3 90 5 60. Hematocrit 40 0 52 0 36 0 48 0. The workup for microcytic anemia includes a peripheral smear typically followed. Normal mcv 80 to 95 fl. The thalassemias typically have a moderate to severe microcytosis with varying degrees of anemia but normal iron studies. Normal values for hemogram.
The peripheral blood smear shows normal looking rbcs and normal rbcs indices.
Mostly these are due to acute blood loss. The condition is defined as a mean corpuscular volume of less than 80. Normal mch 27 pg. Laboratory evaluation of anemia. The peripheral blood smear shows normal looking rbcs and normal rbcs indices. The workup for microcytic anemia includes a peripheral smear typically followed.