I had blood work recently & my RDW was at 16.6 & my Iron was at 21. Does this mean that I'm anemic? I also recently got over a UTI. (urinary tract infection). Does this indicate any other health issues?
it is in megaloblastic anaemia
what does high RDW in hematology test refer to?
it is in b12 and folic acid deficiency
RDW stands for red cell distribution width and it shows the variation of the size of your red blood cells. I dont really understand what 17 is, is it fl/L which is extremely low, or %, which is in the upper limit. I'm gonna go ahead and presume its % then its affected by your MCV. Basically, 17 means that you have a lot of different sizes of RBC-s.
You don't want to lower your RDW. It's a sign that your body is doing what it needs to in order to rebalance your blood components. Why not call your health care provider for advice, rather than using the internet to find answers to nonexistent medical problems?
There is no specific meaning to rdw in mathematics.
nothing if the RDW and MCV are normal
what does it mean when your RDW is 11.3? I know normal is 11.5-14.5. But how much ashould I be concerned?
if rdw is high
anaemia
In medicine, RDW means red cell distribution width. A low RDW means that the erythrocytes or red blood cells are uniform in size.
anaemia
RDW means "Red blood cell Distribution Width" that takes place with the blood. If one has a low Rdw i means they are anemic.
A low RDW-cv on a hematology test means that there is a very small variation in the size of your red blood cell. Low RDW means that the cells are mostly the same size, while high RDW means the sizes are different.
Means that the variation in the size of your red blood cell is very small. That it! Inother words, no problem!RDW refers to the variation in size if your red blood cells.A low RDW means that the cells are all roughly the same size.A high RDW means there isa high variation in the sizes of the cells and usually means a deficiency of iron and/or B12.
RDW-CV stands for Red Cell Distribution Width - Cell Volume. It means that the red blood cells vary a lot in size.
RDW Group was created in 1986.