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MCV (mean corpuscular volume)
Normal range? Increased in? Decreased in? |
Normal range: 80-100 fL
Increased in: Liver dz, alcohol abuse, HIV/AIDS, hemochromatosis Decreased in: Iron deficiency |
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Mean corpuscular hemoglobin:
Normal range? Increased in? Decreased in? |
Norm range: 26-34 pg
Incr in: macrocytosis, hemochromatosis Decr in: microcytosis (iron deficiency), hypochromia (lead poisoning) |
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Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration
Norm range? Incr in? Decr in? |
norm range: 31-36 g/dL
incr in: lipemia, xerocytosis decr in: hypochromic anemia (iron deficiency, lead poisoning) |
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MCH indicates the amount of _____ per ____ in absolute unit
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hemoglobin, RBC
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MCHC is the average ____ in ____
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hemoglobin concentration, RBC
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the MCHC value maybe misleading in the presence of a ____ population of ____
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dimorphic, RBC
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MCV is the average of ___
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RBC
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