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Old Sun Dec 13, 2009, 04:16 PM
evansmom evansmom is offline
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A retic count of 2.3 sounds like a percentage of the total number of red cells, which is good, while a retic count of 13 is the absolute number, which is low. A low red cell count may show up in a few months as red cells live for 90-120 days.
In other words, a low retic count trend in recent lab tests could foreshadow a low hemoglobin in a few months, so it's a good thing to keep an eye on.
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