Empeiriaerythrocyte
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· red blood cell, RBC
Anucleate cell carrying hemoglobin and transporting oxygen.
Where it sits
- part of blood
Markers that report on it
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Hemoglobin
structural component of
main
Hemoglobin is the iron-rich protein inside red blood cells that carries oxygen.
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Hematocrit
structural component of
main
Hematocrit is the percent of the blood made up of red blood cells.
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Erythrocyte count
structural component of
main
The RBC count is a direct count of red blood cells (erythrocytes) in the blood.
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Mean corpuscular volume
structural component of
main
MCV measures the average size of red blood cells.
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Mean corpuscular hemoglobin
structural component of
main
MCH is the average amount of hemoglobin in each red blood cell.
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Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration
structural component of
main
MCHC measures how concentrated the hemoglobin is inside red blood cells.
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Erythrocyte distribution width
structural component of
main
RDW measures how much red blood cells vary in size and volume.
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Bilirubin, total
released on injury
main
Bilirubin is made when old red blood cells are broken down, so fast red cell breakdown raises it.
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Hemoglobin A1c
structural component of
main
HbA1c is glucose stuck to hemoglobin inside red blood cells, and it lasts as long as those cells live.
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Lactate dehydrogenase
released on injury
Red blood cells hold large amounts of LDH and release it when they are damaged.