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That confirms that Danica's EOS of 14.8 is a percentage. Although it's high, Danica's other counts are good and she has a lack of symptoms. Since her EOS was 14.8% last time and 14.8% this time, it's holding, not getting higher. These facts could be why the doctors aren't especially worried about her overall counts.
About the other high counts:
Danica's MCH (mean corpuscular hemoglobin, the amount of hemoglobin in her red blood cells) is at the high end of normal, or perhaps just off the high end, depending on whose range you use. Both hemoglobin and hematocrit are used to calculate this number. The high number shows she's definitely not anemic!
A RETIC (reticulocyte) count is a measure of how fast bone marrow is making slightly immature (young) red blood cells called reticulocytes, and releasing them into the blood. You said Danica had a RETIC count of 1.6 in the earlier test. That count also shows that her marrow is making red blood cells. Although the normal RETIC range is often said to be 0.5% to 1.5%, the maximum is higher for women and children, so up to 2.5% may be considered normal for them.
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