Histo/Immune System/Cell Injury Flashcards
RBC lifespan
120 days
Hct
volume of packed cells (%)
Hgb
g Hgb / L
MCV
mean corpuscular volume
mean RBC volume
MCH
mean corpuscular Hgb
amount of Hgb in a given cell
MCHC
Mean corpuscular Hgb concentration
Hgb concentration of average RBC
RDW
coefficient of variation about mean RBC size (higher means more variation)
reitculocyte
immature RBC recently entered into circulation, blueish
Microcytic hypochromic anemia
low MCV, low MCH, low MCHC
Causes: iron deficiency, thalassemia
Macrocytic anemia
High MCV
Causes: Megaloblastic anemia (vit B12 deficiency), alcohol
Normocytic normochromic anemia
normal MCV, MCH, MCHC
Causes: anemia of chronic disease, acute blood loss, hemolytic anemia
anisocytosis
variation in red cell size
poikilocytosis
variation in red cell shape
schistocyte
fragmented red cell, torn or split or broken
The great RBC schism …
Target cell
red cell in which Hgb appears concentrated, seen in thalassemias
drepanocyte
sickle cell
spherocyte
spherical without central pallor, hyperchromic
hypochromic
pale