Given Hct 0.400, Hgb 150 g/L, RBC 4.00 x 10^12/L, what is the MCHC?

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Given Hct 0.400, Hgb 150 g/L, RBC 4.00 x 10^12/L, what is the MCHC?

Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration reflects how much hemoglobin is packed into each red cell. It is found by dividing the hemoglobin amount by the hematocrit, i.e., Hb (g/L) divided by Hct (as a decimal). Here, Hb = 150 g/L and Hct = 0.400. MCHC = 150 / 0.400 = 375 g/L. Note that the RBC count isn’t needed for this calculation; it’s used for other indices like MCV and MCH.

Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration reflects how much hemoglobin is packed into each red cell. It is found by dividing the hemoglobin amount by the hematocrit, i.e., Hb (g/L) divided by Hct (as a decimal).

Here, Hb = 150 g/L and Hct = 0.400. MCHC = 150 / 0.400 = 375 g/L.

Note that the RBC count isn’t needed for this calculation; it’s used for other indices like MCV and MCH.

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