Reticulocyte analysis and reticulocute maturity index title Flow cytometry. Methods in Cell Biology ... 532 ref The specimen requirement for a reticulocyte count is EDTA anti coagulated whole blood lavender ..., but, in general terms, is 0.5 to 1.5 . However, if a person has anemia , his her reticulocyte ... intact. Thus, calculating the reticulocyte production index is an important step in understanding whether the reticulocyte count is appropriate or inappropriate to the situation. This is often ... is anaemic but has a reticulocyte percentage of only 1 , the bone marrow is likely not producing new ... of bone marrow activity, because it represents recent production. This means that the reticulocyte count, and the reticulocyte production index that can be calculated from it, can be used to determine ... hematology coagulation tests reticulocyte count.htm For more information on Reticulocyte Count eMedicineDictionary Reticulocyte Blood Blood physiology Category Blood cells Category Human cells Link ... more details
Image Polychromatic erythrocyte.png thumb 120px Reticulocyte Image Erythrocyte.png thumb 120px Erythrocyte The Reticulocyte production index RPI, also called a corrected reticulocyte count is a calculated value used in the diagnosis of anemia . This calculation is necessary because the raw reticulocyte count is misleading in anemic patients. The problem arises because the reticulocyte count is not really a count but rather a percentage it reports the number of reticulocytes as a percentage of the number of red blood cells. In anemia, the patient s red blood cells are depleted, creating an erroneously elevated reticulocyte count. ref cite journal last Callaway title Racing Just To Keep Up journal Nature year 2011 volume 475 pages 283 doi 10.1038 475283a ref Physiology Reticulocyte s are newly produced red blood cells. They are slightly larger than totally mature red blood cells, and have some residual ribosomal RNA . The presence of RNA allows a visible blue stain to bind or, in the case of fluorescent dye, result in a different brightness. This allows them to be detected and counted as a distinct population. ref name Adamson Adamson JW, Longo DL. Anemia and polycythemia. in Braunwald E, et al. Harrison s Principles of Internal Medicine . 15th Edition . McGraw Hill New York , 2001. ref The idea of the RPI is to assess whether the bone marrow is producing an appropriate response to an anemic state. Reticulocyte production should increase in response to any loss of red blood cells ... , 2001. ref If reticulocyte production is not raised in response to anemia, then the anemia may be due ... The reticulocyte percentage index may find new use as a more reliable detector of erythropoietin doping in athletes. The use of this method is referred to as biological passport. Calculation Reticulocyte ... 16 25 2.0 15 and below 2.5 So, in a person whose reticulocyte count is 5 , hemoglobin 7.5 g dL, hematocrit ... observed over Normal Hemoglobin 0.5 math Interpretation The reticulocyte index RI should be between ... more details
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distinguish reticulocyte Infobox Anatomy Name PAGENAME Latin cellula reticularis GraySubject GrayPage Image Caption Image2 Caption2 Precursor System Artery Vein Nerve Lymph MeshName MeshNumber Code TerminologiaHistologica 2 00 03.0.01004 Fibroblast A reticular cell biology cell is a type of fibroblast that synthesises type III collagen and uses it to produce reticular fiber s. The cell surrounds the fibers with its cytoplasm , isolating it from other tissue components and cells. Reticular cells are found in many tissues including the spleen , lymph nodes and lymph nodules. They also direct B cell s and T cells to specific regions within the lymphatic tissue. Human cell types Connective tissue Category Cell biology Cell biology stub it Cellula reticolare ja pt C lula reticular ... more details
SignSymptom infobox Name PAGENAME Image Polychromatic erythrocyte.png Caption Reticulocyte Width 133px DiseasesDB 11406 ICD10 ICD9 ICD9 790.99 ICDO OMIM MedlinePlus eMedicineSubj eMedicineTopic MeshID D045262 Reticulocytosis is a condition where there is an increase in reticulocytes , immature red blood cell . It is commonly seen in Anemia . They are seen on blood films when the bone marrow is highly active in an attempt to replace red blood cell loss such as in haemolytic anaemia, haemorrhage. External links GPnotebook 1878654928 http www.lumen.luc.edu lumen meded mech cases case7 list.htm Link to slides at luc.edu http meds.queensu.ca medicine deptmed hemonc anemia reticulo.htm Reticulocytes and polychromasia at queensu.ca symptom stub Abnormal clinical and laboratory findings Category Histology Category Abnormal clinical and laboratory findings for RBCs es Reticulocitosis pt Reticulocitose tr Retik lositoz ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Chembox verifiedrevid 400325154 Name New methylene blue ImageFile new methylene blue.svg ImageFile1 NMB 3D balls.png ImageSize1 200px Section1 Chembox Identifiers InChI 1 C18H22N3S.ClH c1 5 19 13 9 17 15 7 11 13 3 21 16 8 12 4 14 20 6 2 10 18 16 22 17 h7 10,19 20H,5 6H2,1 4H3 1H q 1 p 1 InChIKey NZYCYASKVWSANA REWHXWOFAR StdInChI Ref stdinchicite correct chemspider StdInChI 1S C18H22N3S.ClH c1 5 19 13 9 17 15 7 11 13 3 21 16 8 12 4 14 20 6 2 10 18 16 22 17 h7 10,19 20H,5 6H2,1 4H3 1H q 1 p 1 StdInChIKey Ref stdinchicite correct chemspider StdInChIKey NZYCYASKVWSANA UHFFFAOYSA M CASNo 6586 05 6 ChemSpiderID Ref chemspidercite correct chemspider ChemSpiderID 16736255 SMILES Cl .Cc1cc2nc3cc C c cc3 s c2cc1NCC NCC Section2 Chembox Properties Formula C sub 18 sub H sub 22 sub N sub 3 sub S SCl ZnCl sub 2 sub MolarMass 484.22 g mol Density MeltingPt 239 C BoilingPt Decomposes New methylene blue also NMB is an organic compound organic staining biology staining agent used in diagnostic cytopathology and histopathology , typically for staining Reticulocyte immature red blood cells . It is a supravital stain . ref cite web url http wps.prenhall.com wps media objects 684 700987 ch07RET.pdf title Reticulocyte Count publisher Prentice Hall ref It is closely related to methylene blue , an older stain already in wide use. New methylene blue is toxic. Skin contact or inhalation should be avoided. It is available from a wide variety of commercial suppliers. ref cite web url http www.chemicalbook.com ProductChemicalPropertiesCB1204285 EN.htm title NEW METHYLENE BLUE N publisher ChemicalBook ref References references See also Methylene blue DEFAULTSORT New Methylene Blue Category Thiazine dyes Category Vital stains Category Histology Biochem stub Organic compound stub fa pt Novo azul de metileno ... more details
IRF is a three letter acronym that stands for Immature Reticulocyte Fraction Impulse response function Incident Reporting Form Information Retrieval Facility Initial Reaction Force or Immediate Response Force Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Institute of Space Physics Sweden Instructional Reform Facilitator San Francisco Unified Schools Intelligence Records Facility Interchange Reimbursement Fee Interest Rate Future Interference Rejection Factor Interferon Regulatory Factor e.g. IRF6 International Rectifier In foundations organizations International Rabbinic Federation International Ranger Federation International Road Federation International Rogaining Federation Iran Research Foundation Islamic Research Foundation In computing Intelligent Resilient Framework , Virtual Switch Chassis Aggregation Inherited Rights Filter , a logical access constraint in Novell NetWare disambig In natural science Inertial Reference Frame in Special Relativity de IRF eo IRF pl IRF ... more details
Cell free protein synthesis also called in vitro protein synthesis , is the production of protein without the use of living cells. History The first elucidation of a codon was done by Marshall Nirenberg and Heinrich J. Matthaei in 1961 at the National Institutes of Health. They used a cell free system to translate a poly uracil RNA sequence or UUUUU... in biochemical terms and discovered that the polypeptide they had synthesized consisted of only the amino acid phenylalanine. They thereby deduced from this poly phenylalanine that the codon UUU specified the amino acid phenylalanine ref neur ref . Extending this work, Nirenberg and his coworkers were able to determine the nucleotide makeup of each codon Cell free systems in common use. E. coli Wheat germ Rabbit Reticulocyte References Reflist http www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov picrender.fcgi?artid 223178&blobtype pdf http www.sciencemag.org cgi content abstract 242 4882 1162 DEFAULTSORT Cell Free Protein Synthesis Category Cell biology de Zellfreie Genexpression ja ... more details
align right border 1 cellspacing 0 cellpadding 3 style float right clear right margin 0 0 0 0.5em background FFFFFF border collapse collapse border color C0C090 chembox header Brilliant cresyl blue Common name Brilliant cresyl blue Often used for Reticulocyte count. Systematic name Chemical formula ZnC sub 34 sub H sub 40 sub Cl sub 4 sub N sub 6 sub O sub 2 sub CAS number 81029 05 2 Brilliant cresyl blue is a Compound chemistry compound with formula ZnC sub 34 sub H sub 40 sub Cl sub 4 sub N sub 6 sub O sub 2 sub . It is a dye . References cite web url http www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov sites entrez?db pccompound&term Brilliant 20cresyl 20blue title Pubchem author date work publisher accessdate 12 January 2011 organic compound stub Category Chlorides Category Zinc compounds Category Nitrogen heterocycles Category Oxygen heterocycles ar ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Deleted image removed image xestandalone small.jpg right frame An XE 2100 with no stainer attached. The Sysmex XE 2100 is a haematology automated analyser , used to quickly perform full blood count s and reticulocyte counts. It is made by the Sysmex Corporation . It can be run on its own, or connected to a blood film making and staining unit. Racks of blood go in on a tray on the right, and come out the left side. The racks hold ten 4.5 mL tubes, and have a notch so they can only go in one way. As the tubes go through the machine, two are picked up and inverted five times to mix, the first one is sampled. They are put down again, the rack moves along one space and two more are picked up and mixed five times, this assures that each tube is inverted ten times before being sampled. The caps are left on the tubes as they go through the machine. A piercer takes a sample through the rubber centre while the tube is upside down. EDTA lavender tubes are usually used, although citrate blue top tubes will also work although the result must be corrected because of dilution . Paediatric and oversized tubes can be put through manually via a sampler on the left hand side of the machine. Data from the XE 2100 can be viewed with a computer program. Price This machine can be purchased for around US 107,000 Principles of measurement Blood is sampled and diluted, and moves through a tube thin enough that cells pass by one at a time. Characteristics about the cell are measured using laser s fluorescence flow cytometry or electrical impedance . Because not everything about the cells can be measured at the same time, blood is separated into a number of different channels. In the XE 2100 there are five different channels WBC BASO, DIFF, IMI, RET and NRBC. See also Medical technologist DEFAULTSORT Sysmex Xe 2100 Category Laboratory equipment Category Measuring instruments ... more details
Image nuclear changes.jpg thumb right 300px Morphological characteristics of pyknosis and other forms of nuclear destruction Image Apoptosis.png thumb 300px Apoptosis Pyknosis , or karyopyknosis , is the irreversible condensation of chromatin in the Cell nucleus nucleus of a cell biology cell undergoing necrosis ref cite journal author Kumar V, Abbas A, Nelson F, Mitchell R. title Robbins Basic Pathology work Robbins Basic Pathology edition 8th pages 6, 9 10 table 1 1 year 2007 ref or apoptosis . ref name zamzami cite journal author Kroemer G, Galluzzi L, Vandenabeele P, et al. title Classification of cell death recommendations of the Nomenclature Committee on Cell Death 2009 journal Cell Death Differ. volume 16 issue 1 pages 3 11 year 2009 month January pmid 18846107 pmc 2744427 doi 10.1038 cdd.2008.150 ref It is followed by karyorrhexis , or fragmentation of the nucleus. Pyknosis from Greek pyknono meaning to thicken up, to close or to condense is also observed in the maturation of erythrocytes a red blood cell and the neutrophil a type of white blood cell . The maturing metarubricyte a stage in RBC maturation will condense its nucleus before expelling it to become a reticulocyte . The maturing neutrophil will condense its nucleus into several connected lobes that stay in the cell until the end of its cell life. Pyknotic nuclei are often found in the zona reticularis of the adrenal gland. See also Apoptosis Karyolysis References reflist Pathology Category Cellular processes Category Programmed cell death Cell biology stub de Karyopyknose fr Pycnose it Picnosi ru sv Pyknos zh ... more details
Orphan date November 2010 enzyme Name ubiquitin calmodulin ligase EC number 6.3.2.21 CAS number 119632 60 9 IUBMB EC number 6 3 2 21 GO code 0050372 image width caption In enzymology , an ubiquitin calmodulin ligase EC number 6.3.2.21 is an enzyme that catalysis catalyzes the chemical reaction n ATP calmodulin n ubiquitin math rightleftharpoons math n AMP n diphosphate ubiquitin n calmodulin The 3 substrate biochemistry substrates of this enzyme are adenosine triphosphate ATP , calmodulin , and ubiquitin , whereas its 3 product chemistry products are adenosine monophosphate AMP , diphosphate , and ubiquitin n calmodulin . This enzyme belongs to the family of ligase s, specifically those forming carbon nitrogen bonds as acid D amino acid ligases peptide synthases . The systematic name of this enzyme class is calmodulin ubiquitin ligase AMP forming . Other names in common use include ubiquityl calmodulin synthase , ubiquitin calmodulin synthetase , ubiquityl calmodulin synthetase , and uCaM synthetase . References reflist 1 cite journal doi 10.1515 bchm3.1988.369.2.1325 author Jennissen HP, Laub M year 1988 title Ubiquitin calmodulin conjugating activity from cardiac muscle journal Biol. Chem. Hoppe Seyler volume 369 pages 1325&ndash 30 pmid 2853950 issue 12 cite journal doi 10.1515 bchm3.1988.369.2.1317 author Ziegenhagen R, Jennissen HP year 1988 title Multiple ubiquitination of vertebrate calmodulin by reticulocyte lysate and inhibition of calmodulin conjugation by phosphorylase kinase journal Biol. Chem. Hoppe Seyler volume 369 pages 1317&ndash 24 pmid 2853949 issue 12 Category EC 6.3.2 Category Enzymes of unknown structure ligase stub ... more details
orthochromatic normoblast late normoblast Nucleus is Expelled before becoming a reticulocytereticulocyte The cell is released from the bone marrow after stage 7, and so of circulating red blood ... and a volume of 900 Femtolitre fL to an enucleated disc with a volume of 95 fL. By the reticulocyte ... more details
enzyme Name arachidonate 15 lipoxygenase EC number 1.13.11.33 CAS number 82249 77 2 IUBMB EC number 1 13 11 33 GO code 0050473 image width caption In enzymology , an arachidonate 15 lipoxygenase EC number 1.13.11.33 is an enzyme that catalysis catalyzes the chemical reaction arachidonate O sub 2 sub math rightleftharpoons math 5Z,8Z,11Z,13E 15S 15 hydroperoxyicosa 5,8,11,13 tetraenoate Thus, the two substrate biochemistry substrates of this enzyme are arachidonate and oxygen O sub 2 sub , whereas its product chemistry product is 5Z,8Z,11Z,13E 15S 15 hydroperoxyicosa 5,8,11,13 tetraenoate . This enzyme belongs to the family of oxidoreductase s, specifically those acting on single donors with O sub 2 sub as oxidant and incorporation of two atoms of oxygen into the substrate oxygenases . The oxygen incorporated need not be derived from O sub 2 sub . The systematic name of this enzyme class is arachidonate oxygen 15 oxidoreductase . Other names in common use include 15 lipoxygenase , linoleic acid omega6 lipoxygenase , and omega6 lipoxygenase . This enzyme participates in arachidonic acid metabolism and linoleic acid metabolism . Structural studies As of late 2007, only one tertiary structure structure has been solved for this class of enzymes, with the Protein Data Bank PDB accession code PDB link 1LOX . References reflist 1 cite journal author Bryant RW, Bailey JM, Schewe T, Rapoport SM date 1982 title Positional specificity of a reticulocyte lipoxygenase. Conversion of arachidonic acid to 15 S hydroperoxy eicosatetraenoic acid journal J. Biol. Chem. volume 257 pages 6050&ndash 5 pmid 6804460 issue 11 cite journal author Narumiya S, Salmon JA date 1982 title Arachidonic acid 15 lipoxygenase from rabbit peritoneal polymorphonuclear leukocytes journal Methods Enzymol. volume 86 pages 45&ndash 8 pmid 6813644 doi 10.1016 0076 6879 82 86166 1 series Methods in Enzymology isbn 9780121819866 cite journal author Oliw EH, Sprecher H date 1989 title Metabolism of polyunsaturate ... more details
Infobox Disease Name Splenic disease Image Spleen hyaloserositis b high mag.jpg Caption Micrograph of a spleen with hyaloserositis . H&E stain . DiseasesDB ICD10 ICD10 D 73 d 70 , ICD10 Q 89 0 q 80 ICD9 ICD9 289.4 ICD9 289.5 ICD9 759.0 ICDO OMIM MedlinePlus eMedicineSubj eMedicineTopic MeshID D013158 Splenic diseases include splenomegaly , where the spleen is enlarged for various reasons. On the other hand, a lack of normal spleen function is called asplenia . Splenomegaly Main Splenomegaly Enlargement of the spleen is known as splenomegaly . It may be caused by sickle cell anemia , sarcoidosis , malaria , bacterial endocarditis , leukemia , pernicious anemia , Gaucher s disease , leishmaniasis , Hodgkin s disease , Banti s syndrome Banti s disease , hereditary spherocytosis , cyst s, glandular fever Infectious mononucleosis mononucleosis or Mono caused by the Epstein Barr Virus , and tumour s. Primary tumors of the spleen include hemangioma s and hemangiosarcoma s. Marked splenomegaly may result in the spleen occupying a large portion of the left side of the abdomen. The spleen is the largest collection of lymphoid tissue in the body. It is normally palpable in preterm infants, in 30 of normal, full term neonates , and in 5 to 10 of infants and toddlers . A spleen easily palpable below the costal margin in any child over the age of 3 4 years should be considered abnormal until proven otherwise. Splenomegaly can result from antigenic stimulation e.g., infection , obstruction of blood flow e.g., portal vein obstruction , underlying functional abnormality e.g., hemolytic anemia , or infiltration e.g., leukemia or storage disease, such as Gaucher s disease . The most common cause of acute splenomegaly in children is viral infection, which is transient and usually moderate. Basic work up for acute splenomegaly includes a complete blood count with differential, platelet count, and reticulocyte and atypical lymphocyte counts to exclude hemolytic anemia and leukemia. Asses ... more details
File Paul Carnot.jpg thumb Paul Carnot Paul Carnot 16 November 1869 1 June 1957 was a French physician born in Limoges . He served as m decin des h pitaux in Paris , becoming a professor of therapeutic medicine in 1918 to the Paris medical faculty. In 1922 he was elected as a member to the Acad mie de M decine . ref http www2.biusante.parisdescartes.fr bio ?cle 3676 Biographies BIU Sant , Paris ref In 1906 he coined the term h mopo tine Haematopoiesis hemopoietin to define a humoral factor he believed was responsible for regulation of red blood cell production. This being based on experiments with laboratory rabbits that he conducted with his assistant C. DeFlandre. They noticed that an increase of reticulocyte s in normal rabbits occurred following the injection of blood plasma taken from anemic donor rabbits who had earlier been subject to bloodletting . ref cite book author Ahmet H ke title Erythropoietin And the Nervous System Novel Therapeutic Options for Neuroprotection url http books.google.com books?id A76u7g0QnskC&pg PA2 accessdate 23 April 2012 year 2006 publisher Birkh user isbn 978 0 387 30010 8 pages 2 ref Findings from their research were published in a paper titled Sur l activit h mopo tique du s rum au cours de la r g n ration du sang On the hemopoietic activity of serum during the regeneration of blood . ref http www.soc nephrologie.org enephro publications hier 5 1.htm L rythropo tine et la fonction h mopoi tique du rein ref Carnot was the author of numerous treatises on a wide array of medical subjects. With Paul Brouardel 1837 1906 , Augustin Nicolas Gilbert 1858 1927 and others, he published the multi volume Nouveau trait de m decine et de th rapeutique . The following are a few of his better known writings Les r g nerations d organes , 1899 Regeneration of organs Maladies microbiennes en g n ral , 1905 Microbial illnesses in general M dications histopoi tiques et m dications histolytiques , 1911 Medications histopoietic and histolysis his ... more details
Supravital staining is a method of staining used in microscopy to examine living cells that have been removed from an organism. It differs from intravital staining , which is done by injecting or otherwise introducing the stain into the body. Thus a supravital stain may have a greater toxicity , as only a few cells need to survive it a short while. The term vital stain is used by some authors to refer specifically to an intravital stain, and by others interchangeably with a supravital stain, the core concept being that the cell being examined is still alive. As the cells are alive and unfixed, outside the body, supravital stains are temporary in nature. ref cite web url http www.english medical dictionary.com 58145 vital stain.html title English Medical Dictionary ref ref cite journal url http onlinelibrary.wiley.com doi 10.1111 j.1749 6632.1954.tb45936.x abstract title Vital staining author N. Chandler Foot journal Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences volume 59 pages 259 267 ref The most common supravital stain is performed on reticulocyte s using new methylene blue or brilliant cresyl blue , which makes it possible to see the reticulin network of ribosome s characteristic of these immature red blood cell s. By counting the number of such cells the rate of red blood cell formation can be determined, providing an insight into bone marrow activity and anemia . ref cite web url http books.google.com books?id 68enzUD7BVgC&pg PA10&lpg PA10&dq 22supravital stain 22&source bl&ots fEFPmIXhVr&sig VG7Gt434M5RDb0ijYLPNOD xct0&hl en title Wintrobe s clinical hematology author John P. Greer, Maxwell Myer Wintrobe year 2008 ref A more paradoxical usage, with trypan blue , is to count the number of living cells in a suspension in this case the dye employed is one that is excluded from the living cells so that only dead cells are stained. Supravital staining can be combined with cell surface antibody staining immunofluorescence for applications such as FACS analysis. ref cit ... more details
Women, non pregnant 15yrs 12.0 7.4 Women, pregnant 11.0 6.8 Men 15yrs 13.0 8.1 Reticulocyte counts ... now have the capacity to include reticulocyte counts. A reticulocyte count is a quantitative measure of the bone marrow s production of new red blood cells. The reticulocyte production index is a calculation of the ratio between the level of anemia and the extent to which the reticulocyte count has risen in response. If the degree of anemia is significant, even a normal reticulocyte count actually may reflect an inadequate response. If an automated count is not available, a reticulocyte count can ... on evaluation of several hematological parameters, particularly the blood reticulocyte precursor ... A01 A01 Anemia familytree , . familytree C01 C02 C01 Reticulocyte production index shows inadequate production response to anemia. C02 Reticulocyte production index shows appropriate response to anemia ... and other instances of anemia with more than one cause. br Confirm by repeating reticulocyte count ongoing combination of low reticulocyte production index, normal MCV and hemolysis or loss may be seen ... C01 C02 C01 High reticulocyte count C02 Low reticulocyte count familytree end br Other characteristics ... more details
of the likely overall distribution of cell populations. Reticulocyte counts can now be performed ... reticulocyte counts, like their manual counterparts, employ the use of a supravital dye such as new ... more details
also includes a reticulocyte count and a peripheral blood smear . It can also be ordered along with a Coombs ... an increased reticulocyte count. If the reticulocyte count is increased, but the haptoglobin level ... but both the reticulocyte count and the haptoglobin level are normal, the anemia is most likely ... more details
The mean corpuscular volume , or mean cell volume MCV , is a measure of the average red blood cell size that is reported as part of a standard complete blood count . In patients with anemia , it is the MCV measurement that allows classification as either a microcytic anemia MCV below normal range , normocytic anemia MCV within normal range or macrocytic anemia MCV above normal range . Methodology And Normal Values To calculate the MCV, expressed in femtoliters Femtolitre fL , or 10 sup 15 sup L , the following formula is used 10 x hematocrit divided by RBC count millions microL sup . The normal range for MCV is 80 99 fL. Use of volume sensitive automated blood cell counters, such as the Coulter counter. In this type of apparatus, the red cells pass one by one through a small aperture and generate a signal directly proportional to their volume. Other automated counters measure red blood cell volume by means of techniques that measure refracted, diffracted, or scattered light. ref cite web url http www.uptodate.com contents mean corpuscular volume title Mean corpuscular volume author Stanley L Schrier, MD Stephen A Landaw, MD, PhD date 30 September 2011 work publisher uptodate.com ref If the MCV was determined by automated equipment, the result can be compared to RBC morphology on a peripheral blood smear . Any deviation would be indicative of either faulty equipment or technician error. For further specification, it can be used to calculate red blood cell distribution width Interpretation The normal reference range is typically 80 100 Femtolitre fL . ref http www.nlm.nih.gov medlineplus ency article 003648.htm MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia RBC indices ref High In presence of hemolytic anaemia , presence of reticulocyte s can increase MCV. In pernicious anemia macrocytic , MCV can range up to 150 femtolitre s. An elevated MCV is also associated with alcoholism ref cite journal doi 10.1111 j.0954 6820.1986.tb03348.x author T nnesen H, Hejberg L, Frobenius S, Anderse ... more details
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