The ABC of CBC Complet Blood Count Book
Contents
1. Introduction and Significance of CBC 1
2. Red Blood Cells 6
2. A. Red blood cells 6
2. B. Hemoglobin 8
2. C. Reticulocyte 12
2. D. Hematocrit -packed cell volume (PCV) 14
2. E. Mean corpuscular volume 16
2. F. Mean corpuscular hemoglobin 18
2. G. Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC) 18
2. H. Red cell distribution width (RDW) 19
3. RBCs on Peripheral Smear 23
3. A. RBCs on peripheral smear 24
3. B. Hemoparasite 32
4. White Blood Cells 41
4. A. WBC count 41
4. B. Polymorphs 46
4. C. Eosinophils 52
4. D. Basophils 53
4. E. Monocytes 54
4. F. Lymphocytes 55
5. Platelets 59
5. A. Platelet count 59
5. B. Disorders of platelets 64
5. C. Mean platelet volume (MPV) 66
5. D. Platelet distribution width (PDW) 67
5. E. Plateletcrit (PCT) 68
5. F. Immature platelet fraction (IPF) 68
6. Manual v/s Automation in Hematology 70
7. General Principle of Histogram Generation and Interpretation 82
8. Histograms 87
9. Scattergram 127
10. Case Studies 131
11. Quality Control 162
Bibliography 171
Index 173
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