Reticulocyte Absolute Cell Count

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Offline Debbie

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Reticulocyte Absolute Cell Count
« on: February 06, 2007, 09:04:22 PM »
Hi:
Another question:

Nina's Absolute Retic count is 141,000. Normal range is 23,000-92,000 (according to the report)

What is a Retic Count?
What is the significance of a HIGH count??

Thanks!
Debbie

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Offline Gabri

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Re: Reticulocyte Absolute Cell Count
« Reply #1 on: February 06, 2007, 09:30:20 PM »
The high count of reticoluzytes could be a consequenze of high erytropoiesis.
It could be that the erytrocytes are very smal. To garant a well oxygen transport sometimes the body try to produce more of the needed cells. A lot of thals shows high reti's

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Offline Debbie

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Re: Reticulocyte Absolute Cell Count
« Reply #2 on: February 07, 2007, 12:37:50 AM »
Okay. Thank you for your input!
Debbie

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Offline jzd24

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Re: Reticulocyte Absolute Cell Count
« Reply #3 on: February 08, 2007, 03:03:04 AM »
Just wanted to say that your daughter is adorable! What a cutie. Good luck with getting good medical care for her. Jean

 

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