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Blood Reports.
Dear sir my kid, he is 20 months old. His CBP report am attaching. Please explain me. What is 'Red cells are microsytic and hypochromic'. Please read the report and what are the necessary actions that we need to take?
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Dr. Shilpa Nayak
Pediatrician
21 yrs exp
Mumbai
Your sons report is suggestive of iron deficiency anemia.
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serum iron studies is the next step to confirm it.
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if anyone in the family is suffering from thalassemia or other blood disorder then it should be ruled out before starting with iron supplement.
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