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MCV Blood Test: High vs. Low Results

Medically reviewed by Archana Sharma, DO An MCV test measures the average size and volume of your red blood cells.Low MCV suggests microcytic anemia, with red blood cells smaller than normal.High MCV ...
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High Mean Corpuscular Volume Ups Death Risk in PD Patients

Peritoneal dialysis patients with MCV of 96 fl or more had a 29% greater risk for early death compared with a reference group. SAN DIEGO—Peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients with macrocytosis have a ...
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Abnormal elevation of erythrocyte mean corpuscular volume (MCV) in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients treated with maintenance pemetrexed-based chemotherapy.

Phase II trial of sorafenib in conjunction with chemotherapy and as maintenance therapy in extensive-stage small cell lung cancer (SCLC): Final results. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2012 ...
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What you can learn from RBC analysis

Patients with a low MCV are likely to have iron deficiency anemia, although thalassemia and anemia of chronic disease are part of the differential. 1 When the MCV is low, the serum ferritin level can ...