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CBC TERMS Flashcards

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increased RBC

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polycythemia

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increased WBC

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leukocytosis, bacterial infection

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decreased WBC

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leukopenia, viral infection

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4
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index of oxygen carrying capacity is useful for evaluating?

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anemia

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5
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folate or B12 deficiency

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macrocytic anemia

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6
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chronic iron deficiency

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microcytic anemia

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7
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average volume occupied by a single RBC

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mean corpuscular volume (MCV)

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8
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measure average weight of hemoglobin in RBC

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mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH)

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9
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measures average concentrtsoin of hemoglobin in RBCs

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mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC)

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variation in size of RBCs

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RBC distcribiution width (RDW)

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