Introduction The blood count is a simple and usually inexpensive examination method used by the physician. By means of a blood sample taken from the patient’s venous blood, certain markers and parameters in the blood serum can be measured and determined in the laboratory. The evaluation of the blood sample is now carried out largely … Blood count
Cost of the blood count The costs for a blood count examination differ from case to case, depending on whether the patient concerned is covered by statutory or private health insurance and to what extent the blood test is carried out (small blood count, large blood count, additional values such as liver values, inflammation values, … Cost of the blood count | Blood count
Leukaemia For the diagnosis of suspected leukemia or leukemic disease as well as for the follow-up and monitoring of patients with blood cancer, blood sampling and blood count determination is an important tool. By determining a large blood count, the differential blood count can be used to determine whether and how the white blood cells … Leukaemia | Blood count
Meaning of the abbreviations MCH = mean corpuscular haemoglobin MCV = mean cell volume MCHC = mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration RDW = red cell distribution width All these abbreviated parameters are used to describe the red blood count, i.e. the red blood cells (erythrocytes) in more detail. They are particularly important in the case of … Erythrocyte Parameters
MCH MCH describes the average amount of hemoglobin that a red blood cell contains. It is calculated from hemoglobin count of red blood cells. The normal range is 28-34 pg. An increase or decrease in MCH is usually accompanied by a change in MCV in the same direction. An increase above the norm indicates macrocytic … MCH | Erythrocyte Parameters
MCHC MCHC describes the proportion of hemoglobin in the total volume of a red blood cell. It is calculated from hemoglobin hematocrit or MCHMCV. The normal range is between 30-36 g/dl. MCHC is significantly less likely to be elevated or decreased than MCV or MCH and is therefore of little importance in the diagnosis of … MCHC | Erythrocyte Parameters
