SYSMEX SF-3000 - Red Blood Cell (RBC) Indices

FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTIONS
Sysmex SF-3000 Operator's Manual -- Revised September 1995 10-7
4.3 Red Blood Cell (RBC) Indices
Red blood cell constants (mean cell volume, mean cell hemoglobin, and mean cell
hemoglobin concentration) are calculated from the RBC, HGB and HCT.
1 . Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV)
MCV is calculated from RBC and HCT as follows:
MCV (fL) =
HCT (%)
RBC (x10
6
/µL)
x 10
2 . Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin (MCH)
MCH is calculated from RBC and HGB as follows:
MCH (pg) =
HGB (g/dL)
RBC (x10
6
/µL)
x 10
3 . Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration (MCHC)
MCHC is calculated from HGB and HCT as follows:
MCHC (g/dL) =
HGB (g/dL)
HCT (%)
x 100