How do I measure that?
Hemoglobin
What is a spectrophotometer?
Normal Range range for Hb
What is 12.5-15 g/dL?
Hct
Equation for Hematocrit
What is Hematocrit= Hb * 3
Plts- 100 B/L
What is low?
Normal 140-400 B/L
RDW
Red Blood Cell Distribution Width- Variation in the size of red blood cells
Lab Values:
RBC- 2.69 T/L (low)
Hb- 10.6 g/dL (low)
Hct- 31.6 % (low)
RDW- 16 (high)
MCV- 120 (high)
What is vitamin B12 deficiency or folate deficiency?
Lab Values:
Hb- 10.8 g/dL (low)
Hct- 32.96 % (low)
MCV- 74.85 dL (low)
MCH- 24.27 pg (low)
MCHC- 30.59 g/dL (low)
RCDW- 16.5% (high)
What is Iron Deficiency?
Corrected Reticulocyte Count
What is CRC= Reticulocyte Count * (Hct/45) * (1/maturation time)
Maturation time
1 day for Hct. >40%
1.5 days for Hct. 30.0-39.9%
2 days for Hct. 20.0-29.9%
2.5 days for Hct. <20%
MCHC= 29 g/dL
What is low?
Normal 32-37.5 g/dL
MCV
Mean Corpuscular Volume- The average amount of space a red blood cell occupies.
Total Volume of RBCs/ Number of RBCs = MCV
Lab Values:
RBC- 5.5 T/L (high)
Hb- 11 g/dL (low)
Hct- 33.0 % (low)
MCV- 70 fL (low)
What is Thalassemia?
Lab Values:
WBC- 12 B/L (high)
RBC- 3.3 T/L (low)
RDW- 15% (high)
Hb- 9 g/dL (low)
Hct- 29 % (low)
What is sickle cell disease?