LP17698-9
Erythrocyte distribution width
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Description
Red Cell Distribution Width (RDW) is a measurement of anisocytosis. RDW is elevated in iron deficiency anemia and beta thalassemia major and usually normal in beta thalassemia minor. RDW has also been shown to be significantly increased in pregnant women during gestational week 34 through labor onset. Information from Laboratory Test Handbook, Jacobs DS, DeMott WR,Oxley DK;LexiComp,2001. Source: Regenstrief Institute
Reference Information
| Type | Source | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Webcontent | Lab Tests Online®Copyright Copyright © 2021 Lab Tests Online. All rights reserved. | Red Cell Indices |
Basic Part Properties
- Part Name
- Erythrocyte distribution width
- Part Display Name
- Erythrocyte distribution width
- Part Type
- Component (Describes the core component or analyte measured)
- Created On
- 2000-05-04
- Construct for LOINC Short Name
- RDW
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Language Variants Get Info
| Tag | Language | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| zh-CN | Chinese (China) | 红细胞分布宽度 Synonyms: 红细胞分布宽度（Erythrocyte Distribution Width， |
| es-ES | Spanish (Spain) | Ancho de distribución eritrocitaria |
| it-IT | Italian (Italy) | Eritrociti, ampiezza distribuzione Synonyms: Ampiezza di distribuzione degli eritrociti |
| et-EE | Estonian (Estonia) | Erütrotsüütide suurusjaotuvus |
| tr-TR | Turkish (Turkey) | Eritrosit dağılım genişliği |
| ru-RU | Russian (Russian Federation) | Эритроцит распределение ширина Synonyms: Индекс ширины кривой распределения объема эритроцитов |
| fr-BE | French (Belgium) | Indice de distribution de volume érythrocytaire Synonyms: VGW |
| fr-CA | French (Canada) | Indice de distribution des volumes érythrocytaires |
| nl-NL | Dutch (Netherlands) | erytrocyten distributiebreedte Synonyms: RDW |
| pl-PL | Polish (Poland) | Rozpiętość rozkładu objętości erytrocytów |
| el-GR | Greek (Greece) | Εύρος κατανομής ερυθροκυττάρων Synonyms: Εύρος κατανομής ερυθροκυττάρων |
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