Congenital Harmolytic Anaemias

Question 0

What are reticulocytes?

Answer 0

Immature RBCs
Composing 1% of red cells in human body
Develope & mature in red bone marrow & circ in blood for 1 day before developing into mature RBCs

Question 1

Define Hemolysis

Answer 1

The rupturing of RBCs & the release of their contents (cytoplasm) into surrounding fluid (eg blood plasma).
Can occur in vivo (medical conditions) or in vitro (improper blood collecting techniques)