What Does an MCV Test Measure? An MCV test measures the average size and volume of red blood cells. It helps determine the type of anemia you have and its underlying cause.

Our primary care physician and other doctors have indicated that they’ve seen larger red blood cells than what is normal in other patients as well, due to living at a high altitude.

A new study by researchers at the University of Exeter has found that routine blood tests used in primary care to assess anemia and mean corpuscular volume (MCV) are more effective at predicting ...