Full blood count

Question 1

What is a fbc

Answer 1

A mixture or measured/ counted and calculated parameters

Question 2

What is in a fbc (8)

Answer 2

• wbc
• rbc
• hb
• haematocrit Hct
• mean cell volume
• mean cell hb
• mean corpuscular hb concentration
• platlets

Question 3

How is Hct calculated

Answer 3

(Rbc x MCV)/1000

Question 4

How is MCH calculated

Answer 4

Hb/(l / rbc)

Question 5

How is MCHC calculated

Answer 5

Hb/(dl/hct)