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Red cell indices

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red cell indices
A group of values obtained from automated blood cell counters that provide information about size–ie, volume and concentration of Hb in RBCs; 3 abbreviations are found on the printouts of CBCs: MCH, MCHC, MCV
Red cell indices  
MCH Mean corpuscular hemoglobin A measurement of Hb/individual RBC Ref range 26-34 pg/red cell
MCHC Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration A value derived on automated–eg Coulter cell counters from measured parameters Ref range 31-36 g/dL
MCV Mean corpuscular volumes A calculated value for the average volume of peripheral RBCs Ref range 85-100 fL/cell


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