Mean corpuscular hemoglobin

The mean corpuscular hemoglobin, or "mean cell hemoglobin" (MCH), is a measure of the amount of hemoglobincontained by a red blood cell. It is reported as part of a standard complete blood count. It is diminished in microcytic anemias, and increased in macrocytic anemias.

A normal value is 26.3 to 33.8 picograms/cell. [1]

External links

• FP Notebook
• Cornell
• Medline

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