tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005913307053669259.post6259265491475930771..comments2024-03-10T03:33:29.698-04:00Comments on Medicowesome: Study group discussion: Red cell Distribution Width (RDW)IkaN (Nakeya Dewaswala, M.D.)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03461017124502223040noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005913307053669259.post-41149063982473820162016-09-03T03:40:31.387-04:002016-09-03T03:40:31.387-04:00Really? Because I thought reticulocyte count incre...Really? Because I thought reticulocyte count increases in IDA as wellIkaN (Nakeya Dewaswala, M.D.)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03461017124502223040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005913307053669259.post-12985880999951237242016-09-02T05:27:57.441-04:002016-09-02T05:27:57.441-04:00Another good way to differentiate Thalassemia from...Another good way to differentiate Thalassemia from IDA is by Reticulocyte Count. <br />Higher Retic Count would highly support the Diagnosis of Thalassemia because your spleen is sequestering all those abnormally formed RBCs. WHile in IDA, there is normal to low value Retic Count as there is not much abnormal RBCs to be sequestered in the first place.<br /><br />:) THanks for this discussion!ahmadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06554708181978284025noreply@blogger.com