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RBC indices

Alternative Names:

Erythrocyte indices; Blood indices; Red cell mass measurement; MCH (mean corpuscular hemoglobin); MCHC (mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration); MCV (mean corpuscular volume)
Normal Values:

MCV: 80 to 100 femtoliter
MCH: 27 to 31 picograms/cell
MCHC: 32 to 36 grams/deciliter

What abnormal results mean:

Anemias have been classified as follows:

Normocytic/normochromic (NC/NC) anemia -- from blood loss, prosthetic heart valves, Sepsis, tumor, or aplastic anemia (for example, due to chloramphenicol toxicity)
Microcytic/hypochromic anemia -- from iron deficiency, lead poisoning, or thalassemia
Microcytic/normochromic anemia -- an erythropoietin deficiency from kidney failure
Macrocytic/normochromic anemia -- from chemotherapy, folate deficiency, or vitamin B-12 deficiency

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