Red blood cell distribution width (RDW), as well as various types thereof (RDW-CV or RCDW and RDW-SD), is a measure of the range of variation of red blood...
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provide information about the cells in a person's blood. The CBC indicates the counts of white blood cells, red blood cells and platelets, the concentration...
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32-36 g/dL Red blood cell distribution width (RDW or RDW-CV or RCDW and RDW-SD) is a measure of the range of variation of red blood cell (RBC) volume...
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Mean corpuscular volume (redirect from Mean cell volume)
RBCs. For further specification, it can be used to calculate red blood cell distribution width (RDW). The RDW is a statistical calculation made by automated...
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Iron-deficiency anemia (section Blood loss)
Anemia is defined as a decrease in the number of red blood cells or the amount of hemoglobin in the blood. When onset is slow, symptoms are often vague such...
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cell. Red blood cell distribution width (RDW): Increased (normal range: 11–15%). The spherocytes create variation in the size of the red blood cells on...
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Netherlands Red blood cell distribution width, a parameter reported in blood tests Reading West railway station (National Rail code), Berkshire, UK Red Wing...
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bovine blood. The red cell distribution width (RDW) is a measurement of anisocytosis and is calculated as a coefficient of variation of the distribution of...
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Price-Jones curve (category Frequency distribution)
then converted into a histogram. This can be used to assess red blood cell distribution width (RDW). Cecil Price-Jones first proposed using the Price-Jones...
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Hematocrit (redirect from Volume of packed red cells)
(vol%) of red blood cells (RBCs) in blood, measured as part of a blood test. The measurement depends on the number and size of red blood cells. It is normally...
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Red blood cells (RBCs), referred to as erythrocytes (from Ancient Greek erythros 'red' and kytos 'hollow vessel', with -cyte translated as 'cell' in modern...
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red blood cell distribution width (RDW). Together, these are often indicators of inherited haemoglobinopathies such as thalassemias, and sickle cell or...
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Macrocytic anemia (redirect from Large-Cell anemia)
is a condition and blood disorder characterized by the presence of predominantly larger-than-normal erythrocytes (red blood cells, or RBCs) accompanied...
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denote blood plasma concentration, which is approximately 60–100% larger than the actual blood concentration if the amount inside red blood cells (RBCs)...
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Anemia (redirect from Lack of red blood cells disorder)
is a blood disorder in which the blood has a reduced ability to carry oxygen. This can be due to a lower than normal number of red blood cells, a reduction...
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Hemoglobin H disease (category Blood disorders)
laboratory abnormalities indicative of low red blood cells, including changes in hemoglobin, red cell distribution width, hematocrit, mean corpuscular hemoglobin...
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Hematology analyzer (category Blood tests)
count in percentage and absolute value Platelet distribution width Platelet mean volume Large platelet cell ratio Platelet criteria Flow cytometry Spectrophotometry...
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eukaryotic cell[citation needed] about 7 μm – diametre of human red blood cells 3–8 μm – width of strand of spider web silk 5–10 μm – width of a chloroplast...
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Follicular B cells T cells Naive T cells Helper T cells - Commonly termed CD4+ T cells Th1 cells Th2 cells Th3 cells Th17 cells TFH cells - Follicular...
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Coulter counter (category Cell culture techniques)
accurate analysis of complete blood counts (CBC). The CBC is used to determine the number or proportion of white and red blood cells in the body. Previously...
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Flow cytometry (redirect from Fluorescent-activated cell sorting)
Individual single cells are often distinguished from cell doublets or higher aggregates by their "time-of-flight" (denoted also as a "pulse-width") through the...
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heavily targeted by fisheries. The red king crab is the largest species of king crab. Red king crabs can reach a carapace width up to 28 cm (11 in), a leg span...
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Heart (section Blood flow)
myocardium, and endocardium. The heart pumps blood with a rhythm determined by a group of pacemaker cells in the sinoatrial node. These generate an electric...
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(red blood cell, RBC) rotates relative to the shear force and the cell's cytoplasm causing RBCs to orient themselves. Oriented and stretched red blood...
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Skeletal muscle (redirect from Red skeletal muscle cell)
maximum ATP yield from any molecule involved. The heart, liver and red blood cells will also consume lactic acid produced and excreted by skeletal muscles...
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of red blood cells in the blood), red cell distribution width (RDW), reticulocyte count, and a peripheral smear to assess red blood cell morphology. If...
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mutation. In the blood donors with Harris platelet syndrome, authors found a statistically higher mean platelet volume, red cell distribution width, lower platelet...
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Scadoxus multiflorus (section Distribution and habitat)
names, some of which are used for other species, include blood lily, ball lily, fireball lily, blood flower, Katherine-wheel, oxtongue lily, poison root and...
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Horseshoe crab (section Distribution and habitat)
their distribution is limited, only found along the east coasts of North America and South Asia. Horseshoe crabs are often caught for their blood, which...
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