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Understanding Bloodwork

15th May 2021

Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) – This is the average volume of each red blood cell sampled. Differences in the average red blood cell volume explain why the PCV and RBC count do not always match....

Another form of tying-up is polysaccharide storage myopathy (PSSM), which has genetic causes. It involves abnormal accumulation of sugars in the skeletal muscles, which interfere with cell activity....