UNIT 1 An overview of Clinical laboratory hematology Flashcards
PPT and Discussion based
How many ml of blood do a normal human body has
5-6 liters of blood / 5000-6000ml of blood
What are the three families of blood cells
RBC
WBC
Platelets
History
Worms in the blood
Athanasius Kircher (1657)
History
RBCs
Anton van Leeuwenhook (1674)
History
Platelets (petites plaques)
Giulio Bizzozero (1800)
History
Wrights stain
James Horner Wright (1902)
Hemoglobin
Hematocrit
RBC Count
RBC Indices (MCV, MCH, MCHC, RDW)
RBC Parameters
Hb, Hgb
Hemoglobin
HCT/ PCV (pack cell volume)
Hematocrit
Should be around 45%
Hematocrit
Percentage of red cells in whole blood
Hematocrit
Absolute count: No. of RBC per cubit millimeter of blood
RBC Count
Via computation
Would give morphology (size and hemoglobin content) of RBC
RBC Indices
MCV
Mean cell volume
Low MCV, Cells are small
Microcytosis
High MCV, Cells are big
Macrocytosis
Normal MCV, Normal cells
Noromocytic
MCH
Mean cell hemoglobin
MCHC
Mean cell hemoglobin concentration
Low MCHC, Pale/maputla
Hypochromia
Normal MCHC
Normochromic
High MCHC
Hyperchromic
RDW
Red cell distribution and width
EVF
Erythrocyte Volume fraction
Variation in shape
Poikib
Variation in size
Aniosolytosis
Use or function of RBC Parameters
To detect and diagnose the disease
To assess and monitor the disease
To differentiate anemia, polycythemia, and systemic conditions that affects red blood cells
Low in RBC
Anemia
High in RBC
Polycythemia
Polychromatophilic erythrocytes
Reticulocytes