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3 days ago · CK: Creatine Kinase Tests. This measures an enzyme in your body that is produced when the heart is injured. This test is used when a patient has a heart attack. It indicates the severity of the heart attack. LDL and HDL. This tests measures the amount of bad (LDL) and good (HDL) cholesterol in the blood. If results are out of the norm, your ...
4 days ago · Properties of blood. Blood is composed of plasma and blood cells. The blood cells— erythrocytes (red blood cells), leukocytes (white blood cells), and thrombocytes ( platelets )—are suspended in the plasma with other particulate matter. Plasma is a clear straw-coloured fluid that makes up more than half the volume of blood.
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4 days ago · Complete blood count (CBC): A routine test performed on a small amount of blood. The CBC measures the number of each blood cell type, the size of the red blood cells, the total amount of hemoglobin, and the fraction of the blood made up of red blood cells. It may also be called a blood count.
5 days ago · According to Some studies and research the MCHC normal range is 33 to 36 g/dL.By evaluating the RBC indices for the MCHC test the reference ranges for all are given in tabulated form below. RBC indices. Reference Ranges. Mean corpuscular haemoglobin (MCH) 27 to 31 picograms/cell. Mean corpuscular volume (MCV)
3 days ago · RBC count: Normal or high end of normal: Low or low end of normal: Mentzer Index (MCV/RBC count) a <13 >13: Serum ferritin b: Normal: Low: a Useful in pediatric patients. b In the absence of inflammation. MCV, mean corpuscular volume; RBC, red blood cell. Source: Muncie, 2009
1 day ago · Molecular genetic tests can be used to confirm the diagnosis of a specific hemoglobinopathy 2 or to definitively diagnose a hemoglobinopathy if Hb assay results are ambiguous. 3 Hb variants are often population specific; therefore, an understanding of the patient’s family history and ethnic origin is important before performing genetic ...
3 days ago · CLL Society Inc. is a patient–centric, physician–curated nonprofit organization focused on patient education, support, and research. Dedicated to addressing the unmet needs of the chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and related blood cancer communities, we explain the rapidly changing therapeutic landscape and the importance of clinical trials, support and build patient networks, engage in ...
