Symptoms of an acute ear infection in older children or adults include: 1  Ear pain or earache. 2  Fullness in the ear. 3  Feeling of general illness. 4  Vomiting. Diarrhea.  Hearing loss in the affected ear.
RDW BLOOD TEST. The red blood cell distribution width (âRDWâ) test is normally done when the complete blood count is ordered by the health practitioner. The RDW test measures the variations in size of red blood cells. It is used with the MCV (mean corpuscular volume) test results to better determine types of anemia. Normally red blood cells are between six to eight micrometers in diameter (a micrometer is one millionth of a meter and its symbol is Î¼m).
The blood with all its different markers is a good indicator of health. Knowing what indicator depicts can help deal with deficiencies. RDW count stands for Red blood cell distribution width. This count measures the size of the volume of the red blood cells and not the size of the blood cells itself.The blood cells are responsible for carrying oxygen from lungs to organs and carbon dioxide to the lungs for exhalation. high RDW count with a low MCV could mean a chronic disease but a low RDW and a low MCV could mean anemia. A high RDW with a normal MCV could mean a B12 deficiency. A high MCV with a normal RDW could also show beginnings of leukemia. Both counts being high signify a folate deficiency.