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Operator’s Manual – OPTI CCA-TS2 A-13
APPENDIX A - TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Hct(c)
Hct(c) as a function of tHb.
[ ]
Hct(c) tHb g / dl MCHC% / 100)= / (
[%]
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Where MCHC% is the Mean Cell Hemoglobin Concentration, representing the average
concentration by weight of hemoglobin inside the average red cell.
Default value of MCHC% = 33.3% (input range: 29.0% to 37.0%)
AG
The anion gap is a calculated parameter used to express the difference in concentrations of major
cations and anions in the blood specimen.
AG = Na
+
+ K
+
- Cl
-
- HCO3
-
[mmol/L]
nCa
++
The ionized calcium value normalized to pH = 7.40.
For blood:
nCa
++
(pH = 7.4) = Ca
++
* 10
0.22*(pH-7.4)
[mmol/L]
For plasma or serum:
nCa
++
(pH = 7.4) = Ca
++
* 10
0.24*(pH-7.4)
[mmol/L]
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Simmons A, ed. Hematology, “A Combined Theoretical & Technical Approach”, pp. 28-29 (Philadelphia, W.B.
Saunders, 1989)