Calculated Indices
Hematocrit
(Hct):
(RBC
x MCV)/10 – must measure MCV if used
(Hct/RBC)
x 10 – must measure Hct
(Hgb/RBC)
x 10
Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin (MCH):
(Hgb/Hct)
x 100
Note; study
table 40-1 on page 563 of your textbook
Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV):
Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration
(MCHC):