I've recently had a blood test, and I'm a bit worried because my ESR is pretty high at 56mm, and my MCH and MCHC levels are low. What could this mean? Should I be concerned about anything in particular? I'd really appreciate any advice you could give me.

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Dr Shubham Chauhan

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if you have low hemoglobin then you might be anemic. take foods with rich iron

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Answered 04/07/2025

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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?

use medicine

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I'm a bit worried because I had ferinject along with saline, and now my wrist is swelling right above the vein where it was injected. It's been about half a day since the infusion. Do you have any advice or suggestions on what I should do?

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My ESR is 23is that normal for my age? Also, my WBC count is 10,300, and I'm 20 years old. Could you tell me if that's something to be concerned about?

it might be due to infection

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