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A human peripheral blood smear; NRBCs are visible as larger cells with dark centers.. A nucleated red blood cell (NRBC), also known by several other names, is a red blood cell that contains a cell nucleus.
MCHC can be normal even when hemoglobin production is decreased (such as in iron deficiency) due to a calculation artifact. MCHC can be elevated ("hyperchromic") in hereditary spherocytosis , sickle cell disease and homozygous hemoglobin C disease , depending upon the hemocytometer.
Spherocytosis is the presence of spherocytes in the blood, i.e. erythrocytes (red blood cells) that are sphere-shaped rather than bi-concave disk shaped as normal. Spherocytes are found in all hemolytic anemias to some degree.
The widely used [21] rule calculating normal maximum ESR values in adults (98% confidence limit) is given by a formula devised in 1983 from a study of ≈1000 individuals over the age of 20: [22] The normal values of ESR in men is age (in years) divided by 2; for women, the normal value is age (in years) plus 10, divided by 2.
About two months ago, The Quaker Oats Company voluntarily recalled pancake and waffle mix from its brand Pearl Milling Company. The January recall has now been officially categorized by the U.S ...
Howell–Jolly bodies: small, round inclusions seen in erythrocytes (peripheral blood – MGG stain) This DNA appears as a basophilic (purple) spot on the otherwise eosinophilic (pink) erythrocyte on a standard H&E stained blood smear.
Anisocytosis is a medical term meaning that a patient's red blood cells are of unequal size. This is commonly found in anemia and other blood conditions. False diagnostic flagging may be triggered on a complete blood count by an elevated WBC count, agglutinated RBCs, RBC fragments, giant platelets or platelet clumps due to anisocytosis.
Ann Arbor is a city in and the county seat of Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan.Founded in 1824 by John Allen and Elisha Rumsey, it was named after the wives of the village's founders, both named Ann, and the stands of bur oak trees they found there.