Hemoglobin measurement relies on a weak solution of potassium cyanide and potassium ferricyanide,
called - Answers Drabkin reagent
Hematocrit is also called - Answers packed cell volume (PCV)
mean cell volume (MCV), a volume measurement recorded in - Answers femtoliters (fL)
Mean Cell Hemoglobin Concentration (MCHC) expessed in - Answers g/dl
the MCH in _________ expresses the mass of _______ and parallels the MCHC - Answers picograms (pg)
Hemoglobin
expresses the degree of variation in RBC volume - Answers RBC distribution width
Extreme RBC volume variability is visible on the wright-stained blood film as variation in diameter and is
called - Answers anisocytosis
___________ erythrocytes, are closely observed because they indicate the ability of the bone marrow to
increase RBC production in anemia due to blood loss or excessive RBC destruction. - Answers
Polychromatic
Methylene blue dyes are also called - Answers nucleic acid stains or vital stains
Used to differentiate and count these young RBCs. - Answers Nucleic acid stains
Young RBCs contain ribonucleic acid (RNA) and are called _________ when the RNA is visualized using
vital stains. - Answers Reticulocytes
WBCs may be counted visually using a _______ and __________ - Answers microscope
hemacytometer
In counting WBC, the technique is the same as RBC counting, but the typical dilution is ________, and
the diluent is a ______________. - Answers 1:20
dilute acid solution
The acid causes RBCs to lyse or rupture; without it, RBCs, which are 500 to 1000 times more numerous
than WBCs, would _________ the WBCs. - Answers obscure
Medical laboratory professionals who analyze body fluids such as __________ or_______ may employ
visiual WBC counting. - Answers cerebrospinal fluid
pleural fluid
Decreased WBC count (fewer than 4500/uL) - Answers leukopenia