MCV MCH MCHC

MEAN MEAN MEAN

CORPUSCULAR CORPUSCULAR CORPUSCULAR
VOLUME HEMOGLOBIN HEMOGLOBIN
CONCENTRATION

Average
Definition Average amount Average
size concentration of
of
of a hemoglobin per unit
Hb
rbc volume of rbc.
in a
rbc

Formul Hc t x 10 / Hb x 10 / Hb x 100 / hct

a rbc rbc Or
MCH x 100 /
MCV

Exampl 42 x 10 / 12.5 x 10 / 12.5 x 100 /

e 4.2 4.2 42
=10 = =
0 30 30
Unit fl pg g / dl
s (femtolitres ) (picogram ) (deciliter)

Norma 80 to 27 to 32 to
l 100 31 36

↑ Macrocytosi Hyperchromi Hyperchromi

in s a a

↓ Microcytosi Hypochromi Hypochromi

in s a a