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Clinical Laboratory Hematology 3rd Edition by Shirlyn McKenzie, Lynne Williams

Edition 3ISBN: 978-0133076011
book Clinical Laboratory Hematology 3rd Edition by Shirlyn McKenzie, Lynne Williams cover

Clinical Laboratory Hematology 3rd Edition by Shirlyn McKenzie, Lynne Williams

Edition 3ISBN: 978-0133076011
Exercise 30
A patient has an MCV of 130 fL and an RD W of 14.5. Review of the blood smear reveals anisocytosis. Explain the discrepancy between the blood smear finding and RDW. Why is examination of an erythrocyte histogram/ cytogram helpful in this case?
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