FBC Flashcards
1
Q
Hb
A
The amount of haemoglobin in whole blood
2
Q
Hct
A
Haematocrit is the percentage of blood sample that is made up of RBCs
3
Q
MCV
A
Mean cell volume is the average size of RBCs
4
Q
RCC
A
Red cell count
5
Q
MCH
A
Mean corpuscapular haemoglobin (amount of Hb per RBC)
6
Q
Platelet count
A
Number of platelets
7
Q
WCC
A
White cell count
8
Q
Neutrophils
A
Number of neutrophils
9
Q
What does low Hb indicate?
A
Anaemia
10
Q
What does high Hct indicate?
A
Increased blood viscosity associated with the formation of clots
11
Q
What does high MCV indicate?
A
- macrocytic anaemia
- causes include B12/folate deficiency, liver disease, pregnancy
12
Q
What does low MCV indicate?
A
- microcytic anaemia
- causes include iron deficiency, thalassemia
13
Q
What is normocytic anaemia?
A
- low RBC, normal MCV
- causes include acute blood loss, increase in plasma volume (pregnancy or fluid overload), anaemia of chronic disease
14
Q
What does high WCC indicate?
A
- leukocytosis
- causes include active infection, steroid use, leukaemia, smoking, pregnancy
15
Q
What does low WCC indicate?
A
- leukopenia
- causes include infection (if overwhelmed ie sepsis), medications (antibiotics, biologics etc), B12/folate/iron deficiency, HIV
