I'm a bit concerned about having high red blood cell counts in my CBC tests. Could you help me understand what might be causing this and what I could do about it?

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Dr Dr Khaleel Ur Rahim

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In males thats common no need to worry,consume balanced diet and maintain healthy lifestyle

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Answered 04/07/2025

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I'm kinda worried about my blood report since it says there's an alert for predominantly normocytic normochromic with macrocytes and ovalocytes anisocytosis. Can you explain what this means? I've attached a screenshot if that helps.

The blood report indicates that you have a mixed anemia, characterized by normocytic (normal-sized) and normochromic (normal-colored) red blood cells, along with the presence of macrocytes (larger-than-normal cells), ovalocytes (oval-shaped cells), and anisocytosis (unequal-sized cells), suggesting a possible deficiency in vitamin B12 or folate,

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I'm seeing terms like "blast," "abn lympo," and "NRBC" in my CBC report, and I'm a bit worried about what they mean. I'm also experiencing body pain but no fever. What do these results indicate? I've attached my blood test report for reference. Can you help me understand if there's anything serious going on?

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I just received my blood test results, and it shows my lymphocytes are high. Should I be worried about this? Can it indicate something serious?

If you have no symptoms no need to worry,consume balanced diet and more fruits and maintain healthy lifestyle.

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