Hemoglobin (Hb) determination Flashcards
A tetramer containing two pairs of similar polypeptide chains called
globin chains
Hemoglobin is a conjugated protein that comprises of
90% of dry weight of RBC
Indications for Hemoglobin Estimations
- Determine the presence and severity of anemia
- Screening for polycythemia
- Assess response to specific therapy in anemia
- Estimation of red cell indices
- Selection of blood donors
N/10 HCl converts hemoglobin into soluble unstable acid hematin. The colour intensity of the acid hematin after dilution is compared with standard brown glass in the comparator.
Sahli’s Method
which converts hemoglobin to acid hematin
N/10 HCl
N/10 HCl converts hemoglobin into
soluble unstable acid hematin
it is graduated on both sides. One side is graduated in gram percentage from 2-22 (g%). Other side is graduated as percentage from 20-140 (%
Hemoglobin Tube
central slot accommodates hemoglobin tube and on either side non-fading brown tinted glass pieces for colour matching are present.
Comparator
has one mark indicating 20 cc (no bulb)
Hemoglobin Pipette
Thin glass rod for stirring the solution.
Stirrer
To make 500 ml of N/10 HCl mix:
4.5 mL of concentration HCl + 500 mL distilled water
outline the Sahli’s Method procedure:
Add N/10 HCl to the hemoglobinometer tube up to its lowest mark - 2 g%
Take blood up to 20 cc mark on the pipette and transfer it to the hemoglobinometer tube containing N/10 HCl
Leave the solution for 10 minutes (for conversion of hemoglobin to acid hematin)
After 10 minutes add distilled water drop by drop and mix it by stirrer until the color matches with the color of comparator. While matching the color, glass rod should be removed from the solution.
The lower meniscus of the solution should be taken as the result which expresses hemoglobin content as g%
Blood is mixed with hypotonic solution like distilled water to produce hemolysis of RBCs.
Haldane
Carbon monoxide is added to the mixture.
Haldane
In this method small glass chamber is filled with whole blood by capillary action.
Dare
The glass chamber is illuminated by:
battery bulb
drop of blood is placed on filter paper
Tallquists
high degree of errors are possible
Tallquists
Colour of the blood is matched with standard after seeing through eye piece.
Dare
based in comparing the color of drop of blood absorbed on a particular type of chromatography paper against a printed scale of color corresponding to different levels of hemoglobin ranging from 4 to 14 gm/dL
WHO hemoglobin color scale method
color of drop of blood absorbed on a particular type of:
chromatography paper against a printed scale of color
different levels of hemoglobin ranging from
4 to 14 mg/dL
the color of diluted oxyhemoglobin is matched visually.
Spencer
This method is less accurate than Sahli’s method.
Spencer
It is more difficult for the human eye to accurately grade and match small differences in red color than brown color of acid hematin.
Spencer
When the blood is mixed with a solution, containing potassium ferricyanide and potassium cyanide, all types of hemoglobins except sulfhemoglobin is converted to cyanmethemoglobin. The intensity of color is proportional to hemoglobin concentration and it is compared with a know cyanmethemoglobin standard at 540 nm (green filter) in a photoelectric colorimeter.
Cyanmethemoglobin Method
MOST ACCURATE METHOD IN SPECTROPHOTOMETRIC METHOD
Cyanmethemoglobin Method
Drabkins reagent:
Distilled water - 1000 mL
Potassium ferricyanide - 200 mg
Potassium dihydrogen phosphate - 140 mg
Potassium cyanide - 50 mg
Non-ionic detergent