Question 1

What does it mean when your red blood cells are enlarged?

Question 2

My mother is 57 years old and has been receiving treatment at AIIMS Hospital for the past 17 years. She was fine until a month ago, but since then, she has developed a dry cough. She has taken all the medicines prescribed by the AIIMS doctor, but there has been no improvement. Her blood report is normal. The cough is not continuous, but when it starts, it becomes unstoppable for a while. Because of the cough, she also feels pain in her throat. She is taking a cough syrup called Grilinctus.
Please suggest what we should do.

Question 3

Today I received my complete blood report, which shows:
Lymphocytes: 25% (low)
WBC count: 9,600
Platelet count: 2.1 lakh
For the past three days, I have had inflammation on the chest and armpit. I consulted a general physician, who suggested it might be a gastric problem. I am worried about HIV, as I had protected sex with an unknown partner one week ago. Could this be HIV? I do not have fever or other symptoms. Please advise on what steps I should take.

How is MCH and MCHC different? - hemoglobin?

MCH quantifies the amount of hemoglobin per red blood cell. The normal values for MCH are 29 +- 2 picograms (pg) per cell. MCHC indicates the amount of hemoglobin per unit volume

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What does it mean when your red blood cells are enlarged?