FBC Flashcards
1
Q
Hb
A
The amount of haemoglobin in whole blood (g/L)
2
Q
Hct
A
Haematocrit is the percentage of blood sample that is made up of RBCs
3
Q
MCV
A
Meal cell volume is the average size of the RBCs (fL)
4
Q
RCC
A
Red cell count (x10^9/L)
5
Q
MCH
A
Mean corpuscular haemoglobin (amount of Hb per RBC - pg/cell)
6
Q
Platelet count
A
Number of platelets (x10^9/L)
7
Q
WCC
A
White cell count (x10^9/L)
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
- associated with B12/folate deficiency, liver damage, pregnancy
12
Q
What does low MCV indicate?
A
- microcytic anaemia
- associated with iron deficiency, thalassaemia
13
Q
What is normocytic anaemia?
A
- low RBC, normal MCV
- causes induce acute blood loss, increase in plasma volume, anaemia of chronic disease
14
Q
What does high WCC indicate?
A
- leukocytosis
- causes include active infection, smoking, steroids, leukaemia, pregnancy
15
Q
What does low WCC indicate?
A
- leukopenia
- causes include overwhelming infection, medications, B12/folate/iron deficiency, HIV
