Iron Allergy
Complete blood count
Normal Values
- RBC count (varies with altitude):
- Male: 4.7 to 6.1 million cells/mcL
- Female: 4.2 to 5.4 million cells/mcL
- WBC count: 4,500 to 10,000 cells/mcL
- Hematocrit (varies with altitude):
- Male: 40.7 to 50.3%
- Female: 36.1 to 44.3%
- Hemoglobin (varies with altitude):
- Male: 13.8 to 17.2 gm/dL
- Female: 12.1 to 15.1 gm/dL
- MCV: 80 to 95 femtoliter
- MCH: 27 to 31 pg/cell
- MCHC: 32 to 36 gm/dL
(cells/mcL = cells per microliter; gm/dL = grams per deciliter; pg/cell =...
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