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Circulatory and Respiratory Physiological Phenomena > Blood Physiological Phenomena > Erythrocyte Indices
Diagnosis > Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures > Clinical Laboratory Techniques > Hematologic Tests > Erythrocyte Indices
Investigative Techniques > Clinical Laboratory Techniques > Hematologic Tests > Erythrocyte Indices

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Erythrocyte Indices  

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  • ERYTHROCYTE size and HEMOGLOBIN content or concentration, usually derived from ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; BLOOD hemoglobin concentration; and HEMATOCRIT. The indices include the mean corpuscular volume (MCV), the mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH), and the mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC). A measure of the variability in size of circulating ERYTHROCYTES. It is expressed as the coefficient of variation of the erythrocyte volume. MCH is the HEMOGLOBIN divided by the ERYTHROCYTE COUNT. MCHC equals HEMOGLOBIN divided by HEMATOCRIT. MCV equals HEMATOCRIT divided by ERYTHROCYTE COUNT.

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  • Erythrocyte Index
  • Erythrocyte Indexes
  • Red Cell Index
  • Red Cell Indexes
  • Red Cell Indices

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