Lab reference

MCV

CBC

For education. Check every result.

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Reference range

Range80 to 100 fL

About

Average red cell size, the first branch point in working up an anaemia: small, normal or large.

When it is low

Microcytic: iron deficiency, thalassemia, chronic disease, sideroblastic

When it is high

Macrocytic: B12/folate deficiency, alcoholism, liver disease, hypothyroid

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