What is the significance of the following: neutrophil 78, hct 35.6, retic 2.5%?

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What is the significance of the following: neutrophil 78, hct 35.6, retic 2.5%?

2006-09-28 07:40:50 · 2 answers · asked by JS 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine

hemoglobin 12.0, wbc 7.3, rbc 3.9

2006-09-28 07:42:02 · update #1

hemoglobin 12.0, wbc 7.3, rbc 3.9. No operations recently

2006-09-28 08:39:10 · update #2

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Your hemoglobin is a little low, and your bone marrow is replacing the blood loss, with reticulocytes (young rbc's). All others normal.

This looks like it might be post-op or post GI bleed.

2006-09-28 07:44:50 · answer #1 · answered by finaldx 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋

suggest endoscopy/colonoscopy to rule out GI bleed or varices.

2006-10-01 12:47:21 · answer #2 · answered by Ziva 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋