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Basics of hematological analysis (Complete blood count)
Prof. Mahmoud Rushdi (Assiut University-Egypt) Hematological analysis is concerned with the analysis of the cellular component of blood including tests that used for evaluation of erythrocytes, leucocytes and platelets. Blood sample for complete blood count (CBC) must be collected on EDTA as anticoagulant. Evaluation of the erythrocytes picture involve measuring red blood cells (RBCs) count, … Read more
Packed Cell Volume (PCV)
DefinitionPacked cells volume (PCV) or Hematocrit, is defined as the percent of blood occupied by RBCs, or simply you can define PCV as the percent of RBCS in whole blood. To measure PCV, the RBCS must be packed together in one layer, which can be achieved by centrifugation of whole blood sample. it is … Read more