It's that little number tucked away in the hemogram juxtaposed between the even more ignored abbreviations MCHC (mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration) and RDW (red cell distribution width). The ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Men with anemia were more likely to have correction of their condition with testosterone therapy vs. placebo.

I am treating a 44-year-old Filipina who has iron deficiency anemia. Her RBC count, mean corpuscular hemoglobin, mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration, and mean corpuscular volume are low and her ...

Acanthocyte Erythrocyte identified by numerous spiny cytoplasmic projections; similar to a Burr cell Acanthocytosis, condition in which the majority of erythrocytes are acanthocytes. Anemia Deficiency ...

The autors present a study in 268 children (154 diagnosed with thalassemia trait and 112 diagnosed with iron deficiency anemia), ranged from 6 month to 18 years, in Pediatric Department, Clinical ...

Iron deficiency (symbolized by the pale cells) is the most common cause of a low RBC count. Most anemia is diagnosed from screening a complete blood count (CBC). A prediction rule using the CBC and ...

Trastuzumab (T) treatment beyond progression in metastatic breast cancer (MBC): Patterns of care in Swiss clinical practice. Background: We aimed to investigate the mean corpuscular volume (MCV) ...

Paricalcitol, a selective vitamin D receptor activator, increases hemoglobin levels, including in patients without chronic kidney disease (CKD) or secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT). Investigators ...

The purpose of this study was to determine the normal hematological values in cord blood during gestation, the impact of the type of delivery and differences in gender. Increases during maturation ...

ANEMIA unexpectedly occurred in all 6 members of an expedition conducting a scientific exploration of the central Greenland Ice Cap in the spring and summer of 1955. 1 This unusual response in the ...