Mucus moistens and cleans the nasal membranes, humidifies air, traps and clears inhaled foreign matter, and fights infection. Although it is normally swallowed unconsciously, the feeling of it accumulating in the throat or dripping from the back of your nose is called post-nasal drip.
RDW refers to the variation in size if your red blood cells. A â¦ low RDW means that the cells are all roughly the same size. A high RDW means there isa high variation in the sizes of the cells and usually means a deficiency of iron and/or B12.
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.