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==Red blood cells==
==Red blood cells==
Automatic counting of mean corpuscular volume (MCV) and red blood cell distribution width (RDW) generally decides whether you will call the sample "'''normocytic'''" versus "microcytic"/"macrocytic" and/or "anisocytotic", even if it is not clearly visible in the microscope.
Automatic quantification of mean corpuscular volume (MCV) and red blood cell distribution width (RDW) generally decides whether you will call the sample "'''normocytic'''" versus "microcytic"/"macrocytic" and/or "anisocytotic", even if it is not clearly visible in the microscope.


'''Schistocytes''' (fragmented parts red blood cells) only needs mentioning if constituting over 1% of red blood cells.
'''Schistocytes''' (fragmented parts red blood cells) only needs mentioning if constituting over 1% of red blood cells.


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Revision as of 09:57, 3 November 2021

Author: Mikael Häggström [note 1]

Look at and comment separately on white blood cells, red blood cells and platelets.

Red blood cells

Automatic quantification of mean corpuscular volume (MCV) and red blood cell distribution width (RDW) generally decides whether you will call the sample "normocytic" versus "microcytic"/"macrocytic" and/or "anisocytotic", even if it is not clearly visible in the microscope.

Schistocytes (fragmented parts red blood cells) only needs mentioning if constituting over 1% of red blood cells.

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