tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19490962.post7950989917312197622..comments2023-12-10T10:06:41.979+00:00Comments on mutations of mortality: MCVTerry Hamblinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06346629921055055879noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19490962.post-50172503729231805542008-01-29T19:52:00.000+00:002008-01-29T19:52:00.000+00:00AIHA causes an outpouring of young red cells into ...AIHA causes an outpouring of young red cells into the blood. These are larger than older cells.Terry Hamblinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06346629921055055879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19490962.post-7017789356226967812008-01-29T19:48:00.000+00:002008-01-29T19:48:00.000+00:00How does AIHA affect MCV? When I was hemolyzing th...How does AIHA affect MCV? When I was hemolyzing the MCV increased; now, following treatment and the end of hemolysis, it is gradually reducing and is getting close to nornal again.David Arensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13876562687586184006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19490962.post-90508245434403288242008-01-26T11:01:00.000+00:002008-01-26T11:01:00.000+00:00I seldom look at the red count. It is one of the p...I seldom look at the red count. It is one of the primary measurements, although cell counters have to make an adjustment for the possibility of two cells going through an orifice together and being counted as one. However, for full information of interpretation of a CBC we meed to know not only how many red cells there are, but how much hemoglobin each one holds, and this is largely determined by how big it is. an index like RDW tells us how much variation there is around the mean. In olden days the means of measurment brought in artefacts that distorted teh meaning of indeces like MCHC and MCH, but MCV has retained its value, and since about 1968 has been measured directly by the automated counters. My practice has aleays been to look at Hb, MCV, WBC, platelets and differential white count.Terry Hamblinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06346629921055055879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19490962.post-41890916896218528992008-01-26T03:23:00.000+00:002008-01-26T03:23:00.000+00:00And I would have guess the RBC would have been the...And I would have guess the RBC would have been the most important number.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com