Medically reviewed by Archana Sharma, DO An MCV test measures the average size and volume of your red blood cells.Low MCV suggests microcytic anemia, with red blood cells smaller than normal.High MCV ...

Patients with a low MCV are likely to have iron deficiency anemia, although thalassemia and anemia of chronic disease are part of the differential. 1 When the MCV is low, the serum ferritin level can ...

A mean corpuscular volume (MCV) is a type of blood test that measures the size of your red blood cells. A low MCV means that your red blood cells are smaller than average, possibly indicating iron ...

It's that little number tucked away in the hemogram juxtaposed between the even more ignored abbreviations MCHC (mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration) and RDW (red cell distribution width). The ...