This leads to a higher concentration of hemoglobin and a high MCHC. With sideroblastic anemia, your body can't use iron well enough to make normal RBCs. As a result, “you could have red cells ...

Anemia is when you have low levels of red blood cells. When this happens, your organs and tissues have a harder time getting oxygen. You may feel fatigue, weakness, and shortness of breath. Anemia ...

A serum iron test can reveal unusually low or high blood iron levels. Your doctor will most likely order this test after another lab test shows an abnormal result. Having too much iron — or not ...

Megaloblastic anemia is a type of vitamin deficiency anemia that causes larger-than-normal red blood cells and enlarged and abnormal red blood cell precursors (megaloblasts) to appear in the bone ...

Iron deficiency anemia from heavy menstrual periods is very common. In women of childbearing age, it is the most frequent cause of iron deficiency anemia. Heavy menstrual bleeding is estimated to ...

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