How to Interpret RBC Indices (e.g. hemoglobin vs. hematocrit, MCV, RDW)

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  • čas přidán 26. 07. 2024

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  • @howtomedicate
    @howtomedicate Před 5 lety +15

    Great overview video on some essential bloodvalues! Great for medical students 👍

  • @abdulazeez.98
    @abdulazeez.98 Před 5 lety +4

    Great video as always.
    I'm excited for the upcoming anemia lectures.

  • @SKARTHIKSELVAN
    @SKARTHIKSELVAN Před 5 lety +7

    Thanks for your effort in making these educational videos.

  • @Elmotamayeza
    @Elmotamayeza Před 5 lety +7

    Thank you so much our best teacher ❤️ I'm really wondering why doesn't this kind of well prepared and presented informations get a lot of views and likes ? I'm afraid that would have a negative feedback on our teacher 😣😣

  • @kimpoyfajardo5357
    @kimpoyfajardo5357 Před 4 lety +3

    Wow ! Thank you for this Video Tutorials. Its very informative and helps me alot. More power, support from the Philippines ❤

  • @bellatwite8649
    @bellatwite8649 Před 3 lety +4

    Great video!the details are clearly explained. I was about to pay $100 to a doctor for him to interpret my results. Thanks for uploading!

  • @bugbumble3
    @bugbumble3 Před 5 lety +6

    Excellent job as always! I don’t think there’s any other easier way to learn this.

  • @ahealingplace7350
    @ahealingplace7350 Před 3 lety +3

    Thank you Doc, you explained it in such a way that it's impossible to forget!

  • @mr.medtech731
    @mr.medtech731 Před 5 lety +30

    Please do a review on basic chem panels and values. What a doctor looks for when reading them. Comprehensive panel, iron profile, lipid panel, electrolyte panel, renal panel, your cardiac biomarkers. Lab result interpretation is an essential skill. Great video!!!!

    • @StrongMed
      @StrongMed  Před 5 lety +12

      Thanks for the comment and suggestions!
      I have a few videos on lab interpretation already - mostly on individual electrolyte abnormalities, but also ones on the interpretation of LFTs (czcams.com/video/UrrXITkyb2c/video.html&) and the UA (czcams.com/video/xUP0tJPm4V4/video.html), both of which I was pretty happy with.
      A video on the iron panel will be posted next week (around Wed +/- a day).

    • @bugbumble3
      @bugbumble3 Před 5 lety +1

      Strong Medicine I was gonna request for iron studies and you already have it coming. Thanks.

  • @salammahmood6037
    @salammahmood6037 Před 5 lety +2

    Thank you very much for your time and efforts.

  • @zuhairyassin505
    @zuhairyassin505 Před 5 lety +10

    this is extremely useful coming from a clinician

  • @aabbuu3151
    @aabbuu3151 Před 5 lety +5

    Thank you for teaching us...

  • @gabriellecimon
    @gabriellecimon Před 3 lety +2

    I should send this to my doctor. Awesome and informative!

  • @annvivar6532
    @annvivar6532 Před 4 lety

    Thank u for make this video, it help me a lot for a better understanding.

  • @cornelbacauanu1544
    @cornelbacauanu1544 Před 5 lety

    Excellent explanation . Thank you .

  • @HeritageCast
    @HeritageCast Před 3 lety +1

    Very important for docs to know about TRT patients is there is a self regulation mechanism with Hematocrit and a 50-70 is common. And even patients in Colorado at 1k feet in the air only have 53-60% hematocrit. And if there are issues require Jak2 and other cancer gene markers to diagnose.

  • @jasminehamilton694
    @jasminehamilton694 Před 2 lety

    Thanks for breaking this down

  • @rcorty
    @rcorty Před 4 lety +3

    Thanks for making and sharing this well-organized video. One minor note -- I don't believe it's quite correct to say that a low MCH correlates with hypochromia. If the cells are small but the MCHC is normal, MCH will be low but there will not be hypochromia. I believe it would be more accurate to say low MCHC correlates with hypochromia. This is somewhat academic since, in practice, they're all correlated 😂

  • @AhmadRaza-ni8bk
    @AhmadRaza-ni8bk Před 3 lety

    Great video! Thankyou

  • @About36Greekss
    @About36Greekss Před 4 lety +4

    Thanks for this info ! My mch and mcv came back slightly low with my Rbc being a little high . My hemoglobin was normal but I do have some iron deficiency symptoms

    • @coltonmoore6574
      @coltonmoore6574 Před 3 lety

      You may want to consider checking your ferritin level it gives a better picture of your current iron storage

    • @theguywhosteals
      @theguywhosteals Před rokem

      So what did your gp say?

  • @bfurl69
    @bfurl69 Před 5 lety

    great video

  • @Testecoeur
    @Testecoeur Před 5 lety +1

    my hero

  • @sd123456789100
    @sd123456789100 Před 2 lety

    Dr strong making our medicine strong

  • @lymphaticnew9983
    @lymphaticnew9983 Před 4 lety +1

    Thank you so much very helpful video..looking up for upcoming videos
    What's the name of the song in the begining?

  • @AHmedATef
    @AHmedATef Před 2 lety

    I like the piano track dr strong ❤️

  • @shutterismmn
    @shutterismmn Před 4 lety

    thank you so much

  • @kangonlen8888
    @kangonlen8888 Před 2 lety

    strangely i have low MCV (68-69) but my B12 value is every high (700pg/ml) , whats that mean ?? some insight are appreciated

  • @bsingh2347
    @bsingh2347 Před 3 lety +2

    Hi, can some one please tell me how i can work out my red blood cell count from hematocrit % (expressed as: ?.? mil/ul)?

  • @ersantosjr
    @ersantosjr Před 4 lety

    Thank you so much! As a nurse practitioner I have been reviewing laboratory values and this is very helpful. Thank you

  • @draishwaryaa8242
    @draishwaryaa8242 Před 5 lety

    Helpful! Thank you so much

  • @reagannuvi351
    @reagannuvi351 Před 2 lety

    Thanks so much

  • @Apratim98
    @Apratim98 Před 3 lety

    Does RBC count also includes reticulocytes?

  • @JaHm3sZ
    @JaHm3sZ Před 2 lety +1

    Shat does high rbc high rdw low mcv low mch low mchc mean?

  • @docmalice
    @docmalice Před 3 lety +1

    Im sorry im a little confused, whats the difference between hemoglobin and mchc? I get that mch is the average amount of hemoglobin in a single rbc, but both hemoglobin and mchc are the amount of hemoglobin in a volume of blood right? Theyre even expressed in the same unit. Whats the difference?

  • @1878Devils
    @1878Devils Před 3 lety +1

    Great lecture!
    Just one issue...you said that the hematocrit has low significance value...
    It is actually very imp in determining states like polycythemia or pcv

    • @StrongMed
      @StrongMed  Před 3 lety

      Thanks for the feedback. I just listened to the video again to make sure I didn't misspeak. I say that the # of RBCs is the value with limited importance, not the hematocrit. Also, that typically either the hematocrit or hemoglobin is reported on rounds - there is little reason to discuss both since they almost always trend in the same direction and by the same relative magnitude. Polycythemia vera is usually diagnosed based on elevated hemoglobin and/or hematocrit. I'm not a hematologist, but I have not personally seen the RBC count used as a major, independent criteria for the diagnosis (though doing so does not seem unreasonable).

    • @1878Devils
      @1878Devils Před 3 lety +1

      2:40
      Im saying this because i had an issue with increased hb and hct...
      And i got tested for Jak2 exon ...
      Ps - great job otherwise

  • @jennakuder1496
    @jennakuder1496 Před 5 lety

    Not sure if you've done this but anemias would be a good branch off of this. I have 38 pages of notes on them and wish I had a good video!

    • @StrongMed
      @StrongMed  Před 5 lety +3

      I've made a whole series on anemia that's rolling out tomorrow!

  • @m.salahfunlover6136
    @m.salahfunlover6136 Před 4 lety +3

    Sir i hve 5.6 RBC and 13.4 Hamoglbin... Is it good or i should go to dpctor

  • @user-nv9gw4ho7y
    @user-nv9gw4ho7y Před 21 dnem

    My result is 14.3
    May God give you good health. Give me your opinion

  • @Luiz-ww9yt
    @Luiz-ww9yt Před 3 lety

    Hello Strong medicine. First of all, thank you for the videos. Second, do you have any plans of making "How to Interpret white blood cells Indices "? Thanks in advance. Greetings from Brazil.

    • @StrongMed
      @StrongMed  Před 3 lety +1

      Yes, some day... I wish I could estimate when!

  • @jestonferrer75
    @jestonferrer75 Před 17 hodinami

    Hello. Should I be worried if my mchc is Slightly higher of 1g/l only?
    The normal value is 316-354 G/L and my result is 355..
    Thank you so much

    • @StrongMed
      @StrongMed  Před 17 hodinami

      I'm sorry, but I can't offer specific, individualized medical advice here. I recommend speaking to your own physician about your concerns.

    • @jestonferrer75
      @jestonferrer75 Před 17 hodinami

      Thanks much​@@StrongMed

  • @Nicki.louise
    @Nicki.louise Před 8 měsíci

    What about a high MCV and high hct ?

  • @alexsami8267
    @alexsami8267 Před 2 lety

    How to increase hematocrit, and decrease RDW by food and any other advice

    • @StrongMed
      @StrongMed  Před 2 lety

      I'm sorry, but I can't offer specific, individualized medical advice here. I recommend speaking with your physician about your health concerns.

  • @meghpushpa2320
    @meghpushpa2320 Před 3 lety

    CBC test for testosterone ?

  • @lolajohnson6057
    @lolajohnson6057 Před rokem

    How can these indices improve ?
    Are low indices indicated cancer?

    • @StrongMed
      @StrongMed  Před rokem

      I have a whole series on the diagnostic approach to anemia, which would include low hemoglobin, low hematocrit, and low MCV. Restoring them to normal depends on what the underlying cause is. There are many many causes of abnormal RBC indices - I recommend asking your primary care physician about your concerns re: your own test results.

  • @saskiakristofedes2482
    @saskiakristofedes2482 Před 3 lety

    hi how about hct is low but rbc ct normal

    • @StrongMed
      @StrongMed  Před 3 lety +1

      Mean corpuscular volume in fL (MCV) = (Hct / RBC in million/microL) x 10. If the Hct is low, but RBC is normal, it just means that the MCV is low (i.e. the RBCs are unusually small), from something like thalassemia or iron deficiency.

  • @thokchomsingh2121
    @thokchomsingh2121 Před 2 lety

    Is 4.3rbc consider low

  • @tonydebaka3967
    @tonydebaka3967 Před 10 měsíci

    you said that RBC is of no importance, and no clinical physician pays any attention to it, well is it not true that a high RBC means that the blood is more viscous and hence the propensity of blood clots increases is such a situation?!

    • @StrongMed
      @StrongMed  Před 10 měsíci

      No clinician pays attention to the literal red blood cell count as measured in cells per unit volume. If there was a concern for hyperviscosity, the hemoglobin or hematocrit are the parameters of interest.

    • @tonydebaka3967
      @tonydebaka3967 Před 10 měsíci

      @@StrongMed thank you Dr.for your prompt reply....i truly appreciate it. what i understood from your reply is that even with elevated RBC count if the hemoglobin and hematocrit are within normal range there is nothing to worry about. Did i get it right?

    • @StrongMed
      @StrongMed  Před 10 měsíci

      @@tonydebaka3967 The MCV (or mean volume of each RBC) is equal to the hematocrit divided by the RBC count, times 10. So if the hematocrit was normal, but the RBC count was elevated, it would suggest that the MCV might be unusually low. This wouldn't put one at risk from blood clots, but would suggest the *possibility* of an underlying condition that causes red blood cells to be abnormally small - most commonly iron deficiency or a genetic disease called thalessemia.

  • @rupakbiswas2777
    @rupakbiswas2777 Před 2 lety

    WBC?

  • @user-mn5my7qi2y
    @user-mn5my7qi2y Před 2 lety

    please , iam need this lecture as file PowerPoint

    • @StrongMed
      @StrongMed  Před 2 lety

      Thanks for your interest. However, I'm very sorry, but I haven't provided my PPT files on request for years after catching far too many people (including university professors!) blatantly plagiarizing them.

  • @selimamostafa8105
    @selimamostafa8105 Před 2 lety

    من فضلك الترجمه للعربيه

  • @ChhoryiSanyear22
    @ChhoryiSanyear22 Před měsícem

    Why

  • @mrabin8098
    @mrabin8098 Před 2 lety

    thank you so much