Hematology
8 markers in this category
Hematocrit
Your hematocrit shows which share of your blood consists of red blood cells. Dutch laboratories report it as a fraction. A result of 0.45 l/l therefore stands for 45 percent.
Hemoglobin
A hemoglobin test measures the amount of hemoglobin protein in your blood.
Leukocyte Differential
According to the NVKC, the Dutch society of clinical chemists, white blood cells are made in the bone marrow and protect the body against infections by bacteria, viruses or parasites.
Leukocytes (WBC)
Leukocytes, or white blood cells, are made in the bone marrow and protect the body against infection.
MCH (Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin)
Haemoglobin is the protein in the red blood cells that, according to Thuisarts, the patient site of the Dutch College of General Practitioners, carries oxygen from the lungs to all the cells of the body.
MCHC (Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration)
MCHC is the average concentration of haemoglobin inside your red blood cells, calculated from your haemoglobin and haematocrit.
MCV (Mean Corpuscular Volume)
Red blood cells carry oxygen: according to Thuisarts they contain haemoglobin, which takes oxygen from the lungs to all the cells of the body.
Platelets (Thrombocytes)
This value counts the platelets coming out of the same tube as your red and white cells.