Blood Results Flashcards by Sophie Ramsden | Brainscape

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What is PVC?

A

Proportion of blood made up of RBCs

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What does Hb measure?

A

Concentration of Hb in the blood

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What does RCC measure?

A

Number of RBC per given volume

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What does MVC measure?

A

Mean RBC volume

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What does RDW measure?

A

Variation on size if RBCs (%)

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What does MCH measure?

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Average measure of Hb in each RBC

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What does reticulocyte count measure?

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The number of young reticulocytes

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What does microcytic mean?

A

Decreased MCV

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What does macrocytic mean?

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Increased MCV

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What does hypochromic mean?

A

Decreased MCH

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What does hyperchromic mean?

A

Increased MCH

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What does anisocytosis mean?

A

Increased in RBC size variation

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What does Dimorphism mean?

A

2 distinct populations of RBCs

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What does polychromic mean?

A

Reticulocytes

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What are Howell-Jolly bodies look like?

A

RBCs with DNA fragments

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What are Heinz bodies?

A

RBCs with denatured Hb

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What are schistocytes?

A

RBC fragments

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What does Poikilocytosis mean?

A

Abnormally shaped RBCs

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What is the flood results for a Fe deficiency?

A

Decreased; Hb, MCV, MCH, MCHC

Increased; RDW

Low/normal reticulocytes

Hypochromic, microcytic

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What does a B12/ folate deficiency bloods look like?

A

Decreased; Hb, RCC and HTC

Increased; RDW, MCH and MCV

Low/normal reticulocytes

Macrocytic, teardrops

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What do the blood results look like for haemolysis?

A

Decreased; Hb

Increased; MCV, RDW

Increased reticulocytes

Spherocytes/ schistocytes
Polychromatia