Reticulocytes - 2
When are RBCs counted as reticulocytes:
When there are 2 or more granulofilamentous
particle stained
Click on camera to see what they look like:
Formulas for calculating retic results:
Retic % =
# retics
x
100
total RBCs counted
Retics
corrected
=
# retics
x
100
total RBCs counted
Pt’s Hct
x
45