The MCV test measures the size of your red blood cells. A normal MCV for adults is between 80 and 100 femtoliters. MCV levels can indicate conditions like anemia or vitamin deficiency. A mean ...

What Is a RDW Blood Test? An RDW blood test – also known as a red blood cell distribution width blood test – is a measure of the difference in your red blood cells’ size and volume. RDW is one part of ...

A pregnant woman's blood sample taken in 1972 was mysteriously missing a surface molecule found on all other known red blood ...

Talk to your doctor if you have signs of anemia, such as excessive fatigue, because it may be helpful to have a red cell distribution width (RDW) along with a complete blood count (CBC) test. Be ...

NAINR. 2004;4(4):231-239. Mature erythrocytes are biconcave disks. RBCs with abnormal morphology may be removed from the circulation leading to anemia. Therefore, certain types of anemia may be ...

Please tell your readers about this so as not to scare them into taking medicine that they might not need. There still may be something going on with me, and I will be getting more tests to be sure ...