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Hematology color
RBC charateristics of color
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What color are Mature erythrocytes? | Buff white in Wrights stain |
| Immature red blood cells appear what color in Wright's stain | Blue gray |
| Immature Red blood cells are called | Shift cells |
| In a supravital stain immature cells are called | Reticulocytes |
| Pale cells with a large center of Pallor are called | Hypochromic |
| Polychromic | Cells with no center of color are called |
| Hypochromic cells have less | Hemaglobin |
| Polychromatic cells are larger and younger than | Mature erythrocytes |
| What is the alert level for polychromatic cells | More than 2 in an oil immersion field. |
| RBC's that are normochromic have a MCHC value range of | 32 - 36 MCHC |
| RBCs that are Hypochromic cell have a MCHC value of | < 30% |
| What MCHC value is the maximum | 36 |