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Causes of False Elevation and Reduction in HbA1c

== False Elevation ==
Decreased RBC turnover 
• Iron, B-12,
Causes of False ... Elevation == Decreased ... Hypertriglyceridemia • Uremia High ... Content • RBC Transfusions ... blood loss • Hemolytic
Several artifacts can cause significant and potentially misleading alterations to measured RBC parameters: 
1. Old samples
Hemolysis causes ... PCV to decrease ... PCV and MCV to decrease ... Poikilocytosis #CabotRings ... #Echinocytes #BurrCells