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ACTIVITY 9

RETICULOCYTE COUNT

Laboratory Report

RETICULOCYTE COUNT

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Reference Range:
Reticulocyte Count: (30) M:
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Interpretation
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Review Questions

1. What are reticulocytes?

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2. What is reticulocytosis?
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3. Discuss the clinical implications of the reticulocyte count.

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4. What is the relationship between the number of reticulocytes in the peripheral blood and
erythropoietic activity in the bone marrow?
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5. Discuss reticulocyte production index (RPI), absolute reticulocyte count, and corrected reticulocyte
count.
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6. Given the following data, compute for the patient’s ARC, CRC and RPI. Show your solutions.
RBC count = 4.0 x 1012 /L
Hct = 25%
Reticulocyte (%) = 3%
 7. Given the following values, calculate the Reticulocyte count (%) of the patient. Show your
solution.
Reticulocytes (%): 50 % Hematocrit: 45% RBC: 5.0 x 10 12/L

8. If a male patient has a reticulocyte count of 10.0 %, RBC of 3.30 x 10 12/L and a packed cell
volume of 30%, what is his Reticulocyte Production Index (RPI)? Show your solution.

9. If a female patient has a reticulocyte count of 7.0 %, RBC of 3.90 x 10 12/L and a hematocrit of
35 %, what is her Corrected Reticulocyte Count (CRC)? Show your solution.

10. What are the possible sources of error in reticulocyte count?

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