I'm a 30-year-old single woman, and I've just found out that my pdw, rdw, and mpv levels are higher than the normal range. I'm a bit worried about what this could mean for my health. Could you explain the possible reasons behind these results and suggest any steps I should take moving forward?

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it indicates your plateletes are bigger than normal size, so you need to undergo few more tests to ruleout cancer kind of issues

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I'm worried about my wife's health because her Hb level is at 8.1, and she's feeling weak a lot. Sometimes she struggles with her daily tasks. Could you advise on how to improve her Hb level? Also, she mentions she has difficulty seeing things that are a bit far even though she's using high-quality glasses recommended by an eye specialist. What do you suggest?

you have to take iron injections or blood transfusion

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I'm a bit worried about my health lately. I recently had a throat infection and although I'm feeling better now, my haemoglobin is at 9.5. My other CBC tests seem normal. I had a baby via cesarean section back in September 2016. Could you help me understand why my ESR levels might be increasing?

ESR can be raised in a lot of conditions of inflammation. Need not worry about that. You can take a tab. Livogen once a day after food for a month and have a high protein diet. Consult a MD consultant physician in person for further evaluation and management.

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I'm an 18-year-old healthy female, and I recently donated 450mL of my blood. Right after the donation, I stood up from the chair and felt this hot throbbing sensation in my neck and shoulders. Then the pain kind of spread down to my mid and lower back. My back has been seriously hurting since the donation, which was a little over a week ago. Should I consult a doctor?

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