WEEK 1

• HEMATOCRIT (HCT)– hemoglobin level and red cell count
• HEMATOLOGY - blood and blood - forming tissues
• HEMOGLOBIN (HGB) - values that rule out anemia
• RED BLOOD CELL (RBC) COUNT - erythropoietic activity
• White Blood Cell (WBC) Count - leukocyte response
• PLATELET COUNT - chemotherapy and radiation conditions
• DIFFERENTIAL WHITE BLOOD CELL COUNT - changes in the appearance or quantity of specific cell types
• INDICES - show the changes in RBC size, weight, and Hgb content
• MEAN CORPUSCULAR HEMOGLOBIN (MCH) - weight of the hemoglobin in the cell
• MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME (MCV) size of the cell
• MEAN CORPUSCULAR HEMOGLOBIN CONCENTRATION (MCHC) – concentration of the hemoglobin per unit volume of RBCS
• Red Blood CelI Distribution Width (RDW)- size differences of the RBC
• COAGULATION - ability of blood to form and dissolve clots