AboutNeha Dahiya MD Expertise I can help patients understand their lab report results, help them with queries regarding what pretest preparation is required. How often a follow up test needs to be done. What does a particular tissue biopsy report mean in everyday English. I can explain the biopsy or cytology procedure. I can deal with Histopathology / cytology / clinical pathology and clinical chemistry queries. Helping in this manner will be my contribution to the community.
Experience I am a pathologist and director of clinical laboratory services. I have been a practicing pathologist for last 9 years in a 350 bed multi specialty hospital laboratory.
Organizations Indian association of pathologists and microbiologists.
MIAC - Member International Academy of Cytology
International association of Pathologists - indian division
Indian association of Cytology
Question I am 49 yr old healthy female. I just had blood tests and am wondering what the results mean. My wbc was 2.9 Hemoglobin 120, Neutrophils 1.64, Lymphocytes 0.91, Ferritin 10.
Answer Hello Tammie:
Sorry for the delay in the reply.
Your blood test indicates that you have slightly decreased white blood cells and neutrophils. This could be just normal for you unless you have a some chronic diseases.
However more important is that you have low hemoglobin ( this is refers to the oxygen carrying capacity of blood) Also ferritin is low. Ferritin is a protein that binds iron in the body. Low levels of HB indicate that you are mildly anemic and ferritin low points towards an iron deficiency anemia.
Cause may be dietary, chronic blood loss---from peptic ulcer (in stomach) or heavy menstrual bleeding etc.
Iron supplements will help improve the anemia once underlying cause is ascertained and accordingly taken care.
