Title Master clinical Lab test Interpretation - By Dr.Suryakamal.pdf ✅

👉 Commonly Ordered For: Fatigue, fever, infection, anemia, bleeding, inflammation, cancer, routine checkup 🔹 1. Hemoglobin (Hb) Normal: Male: 13–17 g/dL Female: 12–15 g/dL ⬇ Low (Anemia): → Blood loss, nutritional deficiency (iron, B12, folate), chronic disease, CKD → Clues: Microcytic (↓ MCV) → iron deficiency, thalassemia Macrocytic (↑ MCV) → B12/folate deficiency, alcohol, liver disease Normocytic → CKD, acute blood loss ⬆ High: → Polycythemia vera, dehydration, COPD, high altitude Complete Blood Count (CBC) Master Clinical Interpretation dr.suryaa___ sahu

🔹 4. Total RBC Count Normal: Male: 4.7–6.1 million/μL Female: 4.2–5.4 million/μL ⬇ Low → Anemia ⬆ High → Polycythemia, COPD 🔹 5. Hematocrit (PCV) Normal: Male: 40–52% Female: 36–48% → Parallel with Hb ⬇ in anemia ⬆ in dehydration/polycythemia 🔹 6. MCV (Mean Corpuscular Volume) Normal: 80–100 fL Helps classify anemia: Microcytic (<80): Iron deficiency, thalassemia Normocytic (80–100): CKD, acute blood loss Macrocytic (>100): B12/folate deficiency, alcohol, liver disease Macrocytosis + hypersegmented neutrophils → Think Megaloblastic anemia dr.suryaa___ sahu