What is the rarest blood type?

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Answered 04/07/2025

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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.

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

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My daughters platelet count is over 700,000, her ESR is above 60, and her hemoglobin is 7.9. Im really worried about what could be causing these results. Can you help me understand what might be going on with her health?

Visit your Physician for evaluation and appropriate management

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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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