What do the abnormal lab values in Table 1 indicate? Be specific and explain each of the abnormal lab values
Hgb and hct are slightly low. The hgb abnormality is so close it probably would not be counted as low. However, these two being low could indicate a slight anemia. MCV is very low indicating a very small cell. MCH is also low indicating the mean hgb per cell is low, which would be expected with the cell size being so small.
% lymph is also slightly low and would indicate protein deficiency, but this has nothing to do with the anemia in this case.
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