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Basics of Clinical Chemistry – Handouts 2018

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        Basics of Clinical Chemistry – Lecture Handouts 2018 – 4th year students-Faculty of Veterinary Medicine-Minia University   [googlepdf url=”https://scholaridea.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/basics-of-clinical-chemistry-handouts.pdf” download=”Download” ]   .

Practical steps for measuring blood Packed Cell Volume (PCV) or Hematocrit (HCT)

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        Practical steps for measuring blood Packed Cell Volume (PCV) or Hematocrit (HCT) Part 1 Packed cell volume (Hematocrit) part1 Part2 Packed cell volume (Hematocrit, HCT) part2

Basics of Clinical Chemistry (Arabic Lecture)

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        Basics of Clinical Chemistry (Arabic Lecture)

Anticoagulants

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        Anticoagulants are chemical substances that can prevent blood coagulation. they are considered as chemical preservative for whole blood sample, as it preserve the blood in a state similar to that find inside the body. There are different types of anticoagulants, as Ethylene Diamine Tetraacetic Acid (EDTA), Heparin, Sodium citrate, Potassium and ammonium oxalate mixture and … Read more

Components of blood

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        Blood is composed of two parts: fluid part and cellular part. The fluid part is called the plasma, in which the cells, nutrients and blood gases circulate. The cellular part composed of red blood cells (RBCs), white blood cells (WBCs) or leucocytes and platelets. The fluid part (plasma) The plasma constitute about 55-65% from the … Read more

Packed Cell Volume (PCV)

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         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