Lab reference

Reticulocytes

CBC

For education. Check every result.

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Reference range

Range0.5 to 2.5 %

About

Young red cells, showing whether the marrow is responding to an anaemia. The raw percentage misleads and should be corrected.

When it is low

Bone marrow failure, aplastic anemia, nutritional deficiency

When it is high

Hemolysis, blood loss recovery, treatment response

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