Lab reference

MCH

CBC

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Reference range

Range27 to 33 pg

About

Average amount of haemoglobin per red cell, used alongside MCV to characterise an anaemia.

When it is low

Hypochromic: iron deficiency, thalassemia

When it is high

Hyperchromic: B12/folate deficiency, spherocytosis

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