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Table 1 Assessment And Treatment Of Children Who Had A CBC Performed In The PED That Showed MCV < 70 fl.

From: Opportunistic screening for iron-deficiency in 6–36 month old children presenting to the paediatric emergency department

 

N

Iron Therapy Prescribed

No Iron Therapy but Explicit Follow-Up Arranged

Neither Iron Therapy nor Follow-up Documented

Hemoglobin Normal

MCV Low

33

2

1

30

Hemoglobin Low

MCV Low

45

19

5

21

All with low MCV

78

21

6

51

  1. Hemoglobin cutoff 110 g/L; MCV (mean cell volume) cutoff 70 fL