Abbreviation son lab work?

[Becky]

Ok I had the hosp fax me all of Logan's lad work to go to the Specialist and I keep running acroos somehitn is all of his CBC analysis. I know what WBC and RBC is but does anyone know what MCV or MCH stand for? I was thiking may Kim or doesn;t Leah work in a lab? On all of Logans they are flaged bc they are low.

another one is RDW and Lymphs and Monos. If anyone can help let me know.

[Liz&NicksMom]

PM Leah...She would know fo rsure..she is the one that works in the lab....

[Becky]

That's waht I figured but she hasn't been on. will pm her anyway for when she gets on. I am jsut so riled up with all this stuff. I want answers!!!! I now I ned to forget about it for a while. But being a mom I can't.:(

[Elaine]

Let me know when you find out. I just got a bunch of lab work done and my MCH, MCV, and RDW-CV are flagged.

[AutumnGirl]

MCV: Mean corpuscular volume (MCV) is a measurement of the average size of your red blood cells (RBC).

MCH: Mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH) is a calculation of the amount of oxygen-carrying hemoglobin inside your RBCs. Since macrocytic RBCs are larger than either normal or microcytic RBCs, they would also tend to have higher MCH values.

RDW: Red cell distribution width (RDW) is a calculation of the variation in the size of your RBCs.

Monos/Lymphs: White blood cell differential looks at the types of white blood cells present. There are five different types of white blood cells, each with its own function in protecting us from infection. The differential classifies a person's white blood cells into each type: neutrophils (also known as segs, PMNs, grans), lymphocytes, monocytes, eosinophils, and basophils.


Here's a bit of information on each of those tests that you asked about. Like I said in my PM Becky, they are all part of the Complete Blood Count, and they are all routine tests run on everybody. I don't think I'd worry too much, but if you are, be sure to ask your Dr.

[KimmerRN]

Thanks for clarifying, Leah! :D I've been working insane hours & haven't been on much.... thanks again! :grin:

[Becky]

I asked my Dr about it and she said Logan's results would indicate he is slightly anemic. I confirmed this with his ped yesterday but he said it is so slight that not worry about it. My main concern is looking for a reason as to why he keeps getting sick and his asthma seems to be getting worse. I am on a wait and see but am getting better at not freaking out over every little thing. Just going to wait and see as far as tests go.