Normal Female Hemaglobin - Answers 11.6-14.8
Normal Male Hemaglobin - Answers 13.6-16.9
Normal MCV - Answers 80-100
Microcytic MCV - Answers <80 fL
Macrocytic MCV - Answers >100 fL
normal MCHC values - Answers 33-37
RDW - Answers red cell distribution width
microcytic anemias - Answers MCV<80; thalassemia, iron deficiency, chronic inflammatory
block, sideroblastic
lead poisoning
macrocytic anemias - Answers B12 deficiency
Folate deficiency
Myelodysplastic disorder (MDS)
megaloblastic anemia
liver disease
alcohol
hypothyroidism
Female Hematocrit - Answers 35-43%
male hematocrit - Answers 45-50%
normal Reticulocyte count - Answers 50,000uL-100,000uL
low reticulocyte count - Answers bone marrow failure
high reticulocyte count - Answers indicates that the bone marrow is working hard to keep up
with RBC loss
MCHC - Answers mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration
normocytic anemia - Answers acute blood loss