My fathers blood test shows reduced RBC and hemoglobin slightly below normal range, and elevated MPV. He had a heart attack 6 months prior. He is a non smoker, non drinker, average weight, and actively exercises. What could this blood test indicate and what should he do?
Hello. Thanks for asking on Chat Doctor. The blood report indicates mild anemia. Kindly look up the MTV MCH indices in the report. In case of iron deficiency these are low. In case if folate or b12 deficiency these might be high. You might have anemia of chronic disease in which these indices are normal. You can get serum iron folate and b12 tested. Increased MPV implies that the average size of your platelets is slightly high. It is no concern to worry and indicates an active bone marrow producing platelets. So I think nothing very serious with the report. Can take haematinics to improve he though. Thanks.