MLAB 1415Hematology

Anemia

Learning Objectives

At the end of this unit, the student should be able to:

  1. Define anemia.
  2. List 2 laboratory values used to assess anemia and state their reference values for adult males and females.
  3. Define hematocrit.
  4. Classify severe and moderate anemia by hemoglobin values.
  5. List 8 causes of anemia.
  6. List 10 diagnostic laboratory tests for anemia.
  7. List and define the parameters of the CBC (complete blood count) used to diagnose anemia.
  8. State the “rule of three” to hemoglobin and hematocrit.
  9. Perform calculations for RBC indices and state their reference ranges.
  10. Classify anemia by cell size and hemoglobin content.
  11. Define anisocytosis, poikilocytosis, hypochromic, normochromic, microcytic, normocytic and macrocytic.
  12. Classify anemias by morphology and RBC indices and list possible causes of each.
  13. State the reticulocyte reference range for adults and children.
  14. State the usefulness of the reticulocyte, the calculation of the corrected reticulocyte count, the calculation of the reticulocyte production index and the purpose for correction.
  15. Describe grading scale for evaluating anisocytosis and poikilocytosis.
  16. List and define size variations in red cells, their causes and conditions in which they are seen.
  17. List and define stain variations in red cells, their causes and conditions in which they are seen.
  18. List and define shape variations in red cells, their causes and conditions in which they are seen.
  19. List and define variations in red cell distribution, their causes and conditions in which they are seen.
  20. List and define RBC inclusions, their causes in which they are seen and state the name of the stain used to identify each.
  21. Recognize clinical symptoms of anemia.
  22. Cite the most common type of anemia encountered in the clinical laboratory.
  23. Differentiate between a siderocyte and a siderblast.

10/2/2018