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  2. Red blood cell distribution width - Wikipedia

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    Folate and vitamin B 12 deficiency anemia usually presents with high RDW and high MCV. Mixed-deficiency (iron + B 12 or folate) anemia usually presents with high RDW and variable MCV. Recent hemorrhages typically present with high RDW and normal MCV. A false high RDW reading can occur if EDTA anticoagulated blood is used instead of citrated blood.

  3. Reference ranges for blood tests - Wikipedia

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    For most substances presented, the optimal levels are the ones normally found in the population as well. More specifically, optimal levels are generally close to a central tendency of the values found in the population. However, usual and optimal levels may differ substantially, most notably among vitamins and blood lipids, so these tables give ...

  4. RDW - Wikipedia

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    RDW, or rdw, may refer to: RDW (Dienst Wegverkeer), the organization that administers vehicle registration and driving licences in the Netherlands; Red blood cell distribution width, a parameter reported in blood tests; Reading West railway station (National Rail code), Berkshire, UK; Red Wing station (Amtrak code), Minnesota, US

  5. Older adults over age 70 should consider taking statins ...

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    Upon analysis, scientists found that participants who stayed on standard statin treatment for their lifetime increased their quality-adjusted life years by 0.24-0.70, and those on higher-intensity ...

  6. What is a normal blood pressure reading? - AOL

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    He also recommends having both feet on the ground and yours eyes closed during the reading. Regarding ideal numbers, the famous M.D. says: "Your blood pressure is supposed to be under 140 over 90 ...

  7. For People Over 40, BMI Obesity Readings May Not be ... - AOL

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    A new study presented this week in Italy suggested that WHO BMI standards for obesity should be lowered for adults between the ages of 40 and 80.

  8. Vital signs - Wikipedia

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    Vital signs (also known as vitals) are a group of the four to six most crucial medical signs that indicate the status of the body's vital (life-sustaining) functions. These measurements are taken to help assess the general physical health of a person, give clues to possible diseases, and show progress toward recovery.

  9. Hematocrit - Wikipedia

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    At higher altitudes, there is a lower oxygen supply in the air and thus hematocrit levels may increase over time. [32] Hematocrit levels were also reported to be correlated with social factors that influence subjects. In the 1966–80 Health Examination Survey, there was a small rise in mean hematocrit levels in female and male adolescents that ...