Description

Elements: RBC, HGB, HCT, MCV, MCH, MCHC, RDW, platelets, MPV.

All students will need to research and answer these elements in your discussion with proper citations and references. You will need to post before you can see your classmates’ postings.

What is the indication for this test?

What is the normal range?

What are the “Panic levels”, and why?

What are the clinical implications if the result is out of the normal range?

What clinical manifestations will be present?

What are the common interfering factors that need to be taken into considerations when interpreting the laboratory data?

What is your next step?