Clinical Tests: Blood Flashcards
1
Q
RBC count (Normal levels)
A
Total of RBCs in a sample of blood; 5.4 million RBCs/mm3 males; 4.8 million RBCs/mm3 female
2
Q
Hematocrit
A
% RBC volume
3
Q
Hgb; normal levels
A
hemoglobin; O2 carrying capacity; males (14-18 g/dl) females (12-15 g/dl)
4
Q
MCV
A
Mean Corpuscular Volume - indicator of RBC size.
5
Q
MCH
A
Mean corpuscular Hemoglobin - amount of hemoglobin in an RBC
6
Q
MCHC
A
Mean corpuscular hemoglobin Concentration - % of hemoglobin in average RBC