Lecture 5_Part 2_Review Questions 2018.doc REV (1)

The Valley Hospital Medical Laboratory Science Program Lecture 5-Part 2 1. A person had a MCV of 136 fL. What RBC morphology would be observed n the smear? 2. A person had an MCV of 60 fL. What RBC morphology would be present on the smear? 3. A person had a MCHC of 21 gm/dL. What RBC morphology would be observed on the smear? 4. A person had a MCHC of 37 g/dl. What might you see on the smear? 5. A person had a RDW of 22%. What would be observed on the smear? 6. A person had a reticulocyte count of 17%. What would be seen on the smear? 7. How would you interpret a MCV of 170 fL. What RBC morphology might be observed on the smear? 8. How would you interpret a MCV of 42 fL? 9. How would you interpret a MCHC of 53 gm/dL? 10. Calculate the indices. What RBC morphology would you expect on the smear with the following values? Remember the formulas for MCV, MCH and MCHC RBC 3.2 x 10 12 /L HGB 12 g/dL HCT 0.36 L/L (36%) MCV MCH MCHC RBC Morph on smear:__________________________ 11. Calculate the indices. What RBC morphology would you expect on the smear with the following values? RBC 3.2 x 10 12 /L HGB 10.4 g/dL HCT 0.28 L/L (28%) MCV 1

MCH MCHC RBC Morph on smear:__________________________ 12. Calculate the indices. What RBC morphology would you expect on the smear with the following values? RBC 3.5 x 10 12 /L HGB 6 g/dL HCT 0.25 L/L (25%) MCV MCH MCHC RBC Morph on smear:__________________________ 13. Calculate the indices. What RBC morphology would you expect on the smear with the following values? RBC 4.5 x 10 12 /L HGB 8.5 g/dL HCT 0.30 L/L (30%) MCV MCH MCHC RBC Morph on smear:__________________________ 14. Calculate the indices. What RBC morphology would you expect on the smear with the following values? RBC 4.6 x 10 12 /L HGB 14 g/dL HCT 0.42 L/L (42%) MCV MCH MCHC RBC Morph on smear:__________________________ 15. Calculate the indices. What RBC morphology would you expect on the smear with the following values? RBC 3.0 x 10 12 /L HGB 10.5 g/dL HCT 0.32 L/L (32%) MCV 2

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