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What is the function of platelets?

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form clots or plugs to stop bleeding

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How can the number of red blood cells be calculated?

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amount of haemoglobin per fixed volume

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What is the mean corpuscular volume (MCV) and how is it calculated?

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the average volume of one RBC = volume of large number of red blood cells divided by the number of red blood cells

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What is the mean corpuscular haemoglobin (MCH) and how is it calculated?

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the average amount of haemoglobin in one RBC = the amount of haemoglobin in a large number of red blood cells divided by the number of red blood cells

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What is the mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration and how is it calculated?

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the average concentration of haemoglobin in one RBC = amount of haemoglobin in one red blood cell divided by the volume of one red blood cell

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What is anaemia?

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the reduction in haemoglobin or red cell concentration in the blood resulting in a reduced supply of oxygen to the tissues

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What are the signs of anaemia?

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pallor face
glossitis
koilonychia

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