Red Blood Cell Indices - Worked Example

Worked Example

Measure Units Conventional units Conversion
Hct 40%
Hb 100 grams/liter 10 grams/deciliter (deci- is 10-1)
RBC 5E+12 cells/liter 5E+6 cells/μL (micro is 10-6)
MCV = Hct / RBC 8E-14 liters/cell 80 femtoliters/cell (femto- is 10-15)
MCH = Hb / RBC 2E-11 grams/cell 20 picograms/cell (pico- is 10-12)
MCHC = MCH / MCV 250 grams/liter 25 grams/deciliter (deci is 10-1)

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