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Haemoglobin normal levels?
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Hb 11.5-16.5g/dL
MCH 27-32 g/dL (mean corpuscular haemoglobin) MCHC 31-35 g/dL (mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration) |
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What does MCH tell you?
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The average content of Hb in a single RBC therefore this tells you whether the RBCs are hypo or hyper chromic - whereas the overall Hb level will not tell you whether the anaemia is hypo or hyperchromic
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What is coombs test?
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Detection of antibodies bound to RBCs, for blood x-matching by adding an antigen (used ABO specificity)
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Normal white cell count?
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WBC 4.0-11.5 109/L
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What is the normal platelet level
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Platelets 150-450 109/L
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What is the normal packed cell volume?
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PCV 0.37-0.47
PCV is a measure of the volume of blood cells |
