Know Your Blood Reports
Generally your physicians recommends CBC blood test CBC means complete blood
Count .For this test patient need not fast unless it is ask by doctor along with ESR.
Examination of CBC includes
RBC. Ref blood cells.coint
Hemoglobin
Hematocrit
WBC. White blood cell count Total and Differential
Platelet count
Today we will concentrate to know only Red Blood Cells
We will know where they are produce?
What are the functions of RBC?
What is the total number of RBC ?
What is their life span?
Where they are destroyed ?
Last but not the least How to Read
RBC report
RBC report
Red Blood Cells are produce in Bone
Marrow.
Marrow.
They are also called Erythrocyte Red blood cells are red due to a pigments called hemoglobin .
Average person is having 5 liters of blood .40% of the blood volume is
Occupied by red.blood cells.5% of the
Blood Volume is occupied by white blood cells and platelets.
The liquid portion of the blood is.called plasma occupied 55%of the blood volume.
Blood main function is transport and also
Defence against infection.
RBC functions each red blood cell is having large amount of hemoglobin a pigments protein contains iron. Hemoglobin is having efficient binding capacity with oxygen when oxygen concentration is high
As in lungs and releasing oxygen when the oxygen concentration is low eg tissues.
Tissues are group of cells having a.similar size.shape and function eg muscle bone skin etc
The above dual property of hemoglobin
Helps it to distribute oxygen to tissues and take carbon dioxide from tissue and send it to lungs and In exchange to take oxygen from lung.
Oxyhemoglobin is formed when oxygen combines with Hemoglobin ,thus oxygenated red coloration of blood is seen in arteries and darker colour blood in vein
As it contains unbound from of deoxygenated hemoglobin.
.
Let us know the life span of red blood cells
Which is 120days.
As red blood cells age it is.trapped in small blood vessels in the spleen and other organs and destroyed.
Most of the components of hemoglobin are reused.
The number of Red Blood Cells are measured /liter of blood .This range is different for male and female .
Male RBC 4.50---6.5 x10^12
Female RBC 3.80----5.80x10^12
It means in male red blood cells count is 4.5xtwelve zeros after one /liter of blood
Now how to read RBC report
Your blood report number 4.60 x10^12/liter
This reading is within.normal range for male and female .
Second example if blood report is 4.00x10^12 this is normal for female but less count for male hope this is simple.
Now if RBC count is low patient is anemic
Feel weakness fatigue .Body has to work harder to get enough oxygen.
If RBC count higher than the range condition is called as polycythemia
Causes low oxygen levels.
Before visiting doctor you would have some idea about your report.
Next information is about Hemoglobin report.
Occupied by red.blood cells.5% of the
Blood Volume is occupied by white blood cells and platelets.
The liquid portion of the blood is.called plasma occupied 55%of the blood volume.
Blood main function is transport and also
Defence against infection.
RBC functions each red blood cell is having large amount of hemoglobin a pigments protein contains iron. Hemoglobin is having efficient binding capacity with oxygen when oxygen concentration is high
As in lungs and releasing oxygen when the oxygen concentration is low eg tissues.
Tissues are group of cells having a.similar size.shape and function eg muscle bone skin etc
The above dual property of hemoglobin
Helps it to distribute oxygen to tissues and take carbon dioxide from tissue and send it to lungs and In exchange to take oxygen from lung.
Oxyhemoglobin is formed when oxygen combines with Hemoglobin ,thus oxygenated red coloration of blood is seen in arteries and darker colour blood in vein
As it contains unbound from of deoxygenated hemoglobin.
.
Let us know the life span of red blood cells
Which is 120days.
As red blood cells age it is.trapped in small blood vessels in the spleen and other organs and destroyed.
Most of the components of hemoglobin are reused.
The number of Red Blood Cells are measured /liter of blood .This range is different for male and female .
Male RBC 4.50---6.5 x10^12
Female RBC 3.80----5.80x10^12
It means in male red blood cells count is 4.5xtwelve zeros after one /liter of blood
Now how to read RBC report
Your blood report number 4.60 x10^12/liter
This reading is within.normal range for male and female .
Second example if blood report is 4.00x10^12 this is normal for female but less count for male hope this is simple.
Now if RBC count is low patient is anemic
Feel weakness fatigue .Body has to work harder to get enough oxygen.
If RBC count higher than the range condition is called as polycythemia
Causes low oxygen levels.
Before visiting doctor you would have some idea about your report.
Next information is about Hemoglobin report.
Doctor, you are doing a great job. Keep going
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