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What Does MCH Mean?
MCH 27.8 L 28.0-32.0 (pg) i was wondering what does this mean? My doctor never explained to me . I only logged into my patient portal and looked and this was in red as I think l is low? I can t pay for this service. I have now card due to someone hacked into my account so I have to wait till my card gets here. Or I ll just have to look up the answer on the internet or call my doctor.
Fri, 27 Oct 2017
MCH (Mean corpuscular hemoglobin) is the average amount of hemoglobin in each red blood cell. It is not as great marker of anemia as other blood indices, nevertheless it is increased in conditions in which red blood cell size get bigger than usual (e.g. spherocytosis) and decreased in anemia
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MCH stands for mean corpuscular hemoglobin.
MCH levels refer to the average amount of hemoglobin found in the red blood cells in the body.
Normal MCH: 27-33 picograms (pg)/cell in adults.
Uses MCH:
MCH can be used to determine if an anemia is hypo-, normo-, or hyperchromic, the mean corpuscular volume (MCV) has to be considered along with the MCH since cell volume (MCV) affects the content of hemoglobin present per cell (MCH), and MCH can decrease or increase in parallel to the MCV.
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MCH stands for mean corpuscular hemoglobin.
MCH levels refer to the average amount of hemoglobin found in the red blood cells in the body.
Normal MCH: 27-33 picograms (pg)/cell in adults.
Uses MCH:
MCH can be used to determine if an anemia is hypo-, normo-, or hyperchromic, the mean corpuscular volume (MCV) has to be considered along with the MCH since cell volume (MCV) affects the content of hemoglobin present per cell (MCH), and MCH can decrease or increase in parallel to the MCV.
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