Table Summary: Red Blood Cell Indices

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Table Summary: Red Blood Cell Indices

Table 1. Summary of Red Blood Cell Indices.

Parameter Definition
UnitsFormula
Example
Mean cell volume (MCV)
The average volume of the RBC
Femtoliters (fL)


Mean cell Hb (MCH)
The average weight of Hb in the RBC
Picograms (pg)

Mean cell Hb concentration (MCHC)
The average concentration of Hb in the RBC volume
Grams/deciliter (g/dL)