reference ranges

Question 1

RBC

Answer 1

4.0-5.4

Question 2

Hb

Answer 2

120-150

Question 3

Haematocrit

Answer 3

0.35-0.49

Question 4

Reticulocyte concentration

Answer 4

0.5-1.5% all RBCs

Question 5

MCV

Answer 5

Mean corpuscular volume
82-96

Question 6

MCH

Answer 6

Mean corpuscular haemoglobin
27-33

Question 7

MCHC

Answer 7

Mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration
330-370

Question 8

RDW

Answer 8

Red cell distribution width
11.5-14.5

Question 9

WBC

Answer 9

4-11

Question 10

Platelets

Answer 10

150-450

Question 11

Neutrophils

Answer 11

40-70%

Question 12

Lymphocytes

Answer 12

20-40%

Question 13

Monocytes

Answer 13

2-8%

Question 14

Eosinophils

Answer 14

1-4%

Question 15

Basophils

Answer 15

Less than 1%

Question 16

Serum iron

Answer 16

Unreliable marker
5-30 micromol /L

Question 17

Transferrin

Answer 17

Iron transporter
1.9-2.8 g/L

Question 18

Iron saturation

Answer 18

% of transferrin saturated with iron (Iron binding capacity)
16-51%

Question 19

Ferritin

Answer 19

Storage form of iron (macrophages and hepatocytes)
15-200 microgram/L