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16 Cards in this Set
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What is the anticoagulant of choice for FBC? |
Ethylene-diamine-tetra acetic acid |
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What is the method of action for EDTA? |
Binds divalent cations |
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What are the analytical considerstions |
Analytes Methods Analysers Reagents Quality assurance |
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What are the directly measured RBC values? |
RBC Hb |
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What are the calculated RBC values? |
Hct MCV MCH MCHC RDW |
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What is the units for Hb? |
g/L |
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What is the method used for measuring Hb? |
Cyanmethaemoglobin method |
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What does Hct represent? |
The proportion of whole blood made up by red blood cells. |
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What is the units for Hct? |
L/L |
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How is MCV calculated? |
HCT ÷ RBC |
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How is MCH calculated? |
Hb ÷ RBC |
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How is MCHC calculated? |
Hb ÷ HCT |
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What does RDW indicates? |
The variation in size of RBC |
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What is the normal variation for RDW? |
11.5% - 14.5% |
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What is the unit for white blood cells? |
10^9/L |
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How can data can be represented? |
Numerical and Graphical |
