| Question 1: ________ - Increased in parasitic infections, asthma, or allergic reaction. | |||
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| Question 2: A phlebotomist collects the specimen, in this case blood is drawn in a test tube containing an anticoagulant (________, sometimes citrate) to stop it from clotting, and transported to a laboratory. | |||
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| Question 3: Other conditions that can affect MCV include ________ and reticulocytosis. | |||
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| Question 4: ________ - Higher with some viral infections such as glandular fever and. | |||
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| Question 5: ________ is classified as microcytic or macrocytic based on whether this value is above or below the expected normal range. | |||
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| Question 6: In the past, counting the cells in a patient's blood was performed manually, by viewing a slide prepared with a sample of the patient's blood under a ________ (a blood film, or peripheral smear). | |||
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| Question 7: Mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH) - the average amount of hemoglobin per red blood cell, in ________. | |||
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| Question 8: pancytopenia is generally as the result of decreased production from the ________, and is a common complication of cancer chemotherapy. | |||
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| Question 9: ________ - The amount of hemoglobin in the blood, expressed in grams per decilitre. | |||
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| Question 10: Within this tubing, there are sensors that count the number of cells going through it, and can identify the type of cell; this is ________. | |||
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