Medically reviewed by Michael Menna, DOKey TakeawaysThe MCV test measures the size of your red blood cells.A normal MCV for ...
DEAR DR. ROACH: We’ve lived at 6,000 feet for about 30 years. Over the years, our mean corpuscular volume (MCV) levels have slowly increased to 100 fl (the normal range being 79-97 fl). Our primary ...
Peritoneal dialysis patients with MCV of 96 fl or more had a 29% greater risk for early death compared with a reference group. SAN DIEGO—Peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients with macrocytosis have a ...
Macrocytosis is a condition in which your red blood cells are larger than they should be. While it isn’t a condition of its own, macrocytosis is a sign that you have an underlying health condition and ...