Hemoglobin In Blood

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Contents 1 More Specific Terms 2 Indications 3 Reference-interval 4 Specimen 5 More General Terms 6 Additional Terms 7 References

More Specific Terms

• complete blood count (CBC)
• noninvasive point of care hemoglobin testing

Indications

• evaluation or screening for anemia
• evaluation or screening for erythrocytosis

Reference-interval

• adult male: 14.0-17.5 g/ dL
• adult female: 12.3-15.3 g/ dL

Specimen

• Whole blood ( EDTA).
• Stable for 24 h at 4 C.

More General Terms

• clinical hematology test

Additional Terms

• erythrocyte
• hemoglobin
• mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC)

References

Clinical Diagnosis & Management by Laboratory Methods, 19th edition, J.B. Henry (ed), W.B. Saunders Co., Philadelphia, PA. 1996

hemoglobin (Hgb) in blood