Template:Red blood cell indices worked example
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Measure | Units | Conventional units | Conversion |
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Hct | 40% | ||
Hb | 100 grams/liter | 10 grams/deciliter | (deci- is 10−1) |
RBC | 5E 12 cells/liter | 5E 6 cells/μL | (micro is 10−6) |
MCV = (Hct/100) / RBC | 8E-14 liters/cell | 80 femtoliters/cell | (femto- is 10−15) |
MCH = Hb / RBC | 2E-11 grams/cell | 20 picograms/cell | (pico- is 10−12) |
MCHC = Hb / (Hct/100) | 250 grams/liter | 25 grams/deciliter | (deci is 10−1) |