Red blood cells (RBCs) function primarily to transport oxygen throughout the body. Hemoglobin is found in RBCS, and it is a special type of protein that contains iron. Hemoglobin functions to bind to oxygen. Once the hemoglobin binds to oxygen, the RBC then transports the oxygen throughout t...
Nutritional deficiencies can cause anemia; if you are anemic, your laboratory tests show a low MCH, or mean corpuscular hemoglobin, and low MCHC, or suggest corpuscular hemoglobin concentration. MCH and MCHC are used to identify anemia and can help determine what type of anemia you have. Althoug...
hemoglobin; HCT, hematocrit; MCV, mean cell volume of red blood cells; MCVr, mean cell volume of reticulocytes; MCH, mean cell hemoglobin; MCHC, mean cell hemoglobin concentration; %Retic, proportion of reticulocytes; IRF-H, high immature reticulocyte fraction; CHm, cellular hemoglobin in red...
State how hematocrit and hemoglobin levels change with altitude. Where do the subclavian veins return blood from? Your patient has been admitted to the emergency room with an occupational injury caused by an industrial saw. He has lost significant volumes...
Hemoglobin, hematocrit, and red blood cell indices are the initial laboratory tests used to diagnose and classify anemia.Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV)Mean corpuscular volume (MCV) is a measurement of the average size (volume) of each red blood cell [1]....