Medium corpuscular hemoglobin

The mean corpuscular hemoglobin ( English mean corpuscular / cellular hemoglobin , MCH, Hb _E ) describes the mean hemoglobin content in the red blood cells ( erythrocytes ). In healthy people, this value is between 28 and 34 picograms . It can be calculated by dividing the total hemoglobin content of the blood by the number of erythrocytes:

${\displaystyle MCH\ (pg)={\frac {Hb\ (g/L)}{{\text{Erythrozytenzahl }}(10^{12}/L)}}}$

The MCH is also determined in a small blood count . The value changes largely with the MCV .

	pg	fmol	Possible symptoms
too low	less than 28	less than 1.73	hypochromic anemia ( iron deficiency , vitamin B 6 deficiency, sideroachrestic anemia, thalassemia )
Recommended area	28 to 34	1.73 to 2.05	possibly normochromic anemias ( ACD , kidney and liver diseases, hemolytic anemias , aplastic anemias )
too high	more than 34	more than 2.05	hyperchromic anemia ( pernicious anemia , megaloblastic anemia, alcohol abuse )

See also

• Coloring coefficient
• Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration - MCHC
• Erythrocyte distribution width - EVB, RDW

Web links

• T. Nebe: Anemia clarification . ^

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Internists on the net [1]
2. ↑ University of Halle - Medicine [2]

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