HEMA 2 LEC - PRINCIPLES IN BLOOD CELL COUNTING

Question 1

– volume of the average RBC in a given blood sample

Answer 1

MCV

Question 2

– amount of hemoglobin, by weight, in the average RBC in a given blood sample

Answer 2

MCH

Question 3

– concentration of hemoglobin (w/v) in the average RBC in a given blood sample


Answer 3

MCHC

Question 4

– thickness of the average RBC in a given sample

Answer 4

MCAT or MCT

Question 5

– average amount of hemoglobin in each RBC compared with the average amount in a normal RBC


Answer 5

Color Index

Question 6

– average size of RBC compared with the average size of a normal RBC

Answer 6

Volume Index

Question 7

– average amount of hemoglobin per unit volume of RBC in relation to the normal RBC

Answer 7

Saturation Index

Question 8

– average diameter of RBC in microns

Answer 8

MCD

Question 9

– width of RBC population distribution derived from histogram, numerical expression of the degree of anisocytosis

Answer 9

RDW

Question 10

High in spherocytosis (38 g/dL)

Answer 10

MCHC