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LP17689-8   Erythrocyte mean corpuscular hemoglobin
The mean corpuscular hemoglobin, or "mean cell hemoglobin" (MCH), is the average mass of hemoglobin per red blood cell in a blood sample. It is decreased in hypochromic anemias, and increased in hyperchromic anemias. MCH is obtained by dividing the total mass of hemoglobin by the number of red blood cells in a volume of blood.

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Fully-Specified Name

Component
Erythrocyte mean corpuscular hemoglobin
Property
EntMass
Time
Pt
System
RBC
Scale
Qn
Method
Automated count

Additional Names

Short Name
MCH RBC Qn Auto
Display Name
MCH Auto (RBC) [Entitic mass]
Consumer Name Alpha Get Info
Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin (MCH), Red blood cells

Basic Attributes

Class
HEM/BC
Type
Laboratory
First Released
Version 1.0
Last Updated
Version 2.73
Change Reason
Changed Short Name from 'Erythrocyte mean corpuscular hemoglobin' to 'MCH' for succinctness.
Order vs. Observation
Observation
Common Test Rank Get Info
15

Formula (Readable)

Hgb (g/L)/RBC(x10^12/L)

Member of these Panels

LOINC Long Common Name
58410-2 CBC panel - Blood by Automated count
57021-8 CBC W Auto Differential panel - Blood
57782-5 CBC W Ordered Manual Differential panel - Blood
57022-6 CBC W Reflex Manual Differential panel - Blood
24364-2 Obstetric 1996 panel - Serum and Blood
93340-8 PhenX - complete blood count protocol 220501

Language Variants Get Info

Tag Language Translation
de-DE German (Germany) Mittleres korpuskuläres Hämoglobin (MCH):Entitische Masse:Zeitpunkt:Erythrozyten:Quantitativ:Automatisierte Zählung
Synonyms: RBC
es-AR Spanish (Argentina) hemoglobina corpuscular media eritrocitaria:masa entítica:punto en el tiempo:eritrocitos:cuantitativo:recuento automático
es-ES Spanish (Spain) Hemoglobina corpuscular media eritrocitaria:Masa entítica:Punto temporal:Glóbulos rojos:Qn:Contaje automático
Synonyms: Cuantitativo
es-MX Spanish (Mexico) Hemoglobina corpuscular media de eritrocitos:Masa entitica:Punto temporal:Eritrocitos:Cuantitativo:Recuento automatizado
fr-CA French (Canada) Corpusculaire moyenne en hémoglobine des érythrocytes:Masse entitique:Temps ponctuel:GR:Quantitatif:Décompte automatisé
fr-FR French (France) Teneur corpusculaire moyenne en hémoglobine:Masse d'entité:Ponctuel:Érythrocytes:Numérique:Comptage automate
fr-BE French (Belgium) Corpusculaire moyenne en hémoglobine des érythrocytes:Masse entitique:Temps ponctuel:GR:Quantitatif:Décompte automatisé
Synonyms: Hb Hémoglobine corpusculaire moyenne,MCH
it-IT Italian (Italy) Eritrociti, emoglobina corpuscolare media:EntMass:Pt:RBC:Qn:Conta automatica
Synonyms: Ematologia (coagulazione) conta differenziale Emoglobina corpuscolare media degli eritrociti Globuli rossi Massa entitica Punto nel tempo (episodio)
ko-KR Korean (Korea, Republic Of) 적혈구 평균 입자 혈색소:측정물질의 덩어리:검사시점:적혈구:정량:자동계수
nl-NL Dutch (Netherlands) erytrocyt mean corpuscular hemoglobine:massa/eenheid:moment:erytrocyten:kwantitatief:geautomatiseerde telling
Synonyms: MCH rode bloedcellen
pl-PL Polish (Poland) Średnia masa hemoglobiny w erytrocycie:masa zawarta w:punkt w czasie:krwinki czerwone:ilościowy:automatyczne liczenie
pt-BR Portuguese (Brazil) Hemoglobina eritrocitária Corpuscular Média:EntMass:Pt:Eritroc:Qn:Contagem automática
Synonyms: ; Hgb; Hb; Haemoglobin; MCH; Erythrocytes; Red blood corpusles; Red blood corpuscle; Red blood cell; Red cell; Red cells; Discocyte; Erc; Red blood cells; Entitic mass; Point in time; Random; Quantitative; QNT; Quant; Quan; Auto; Average; Avg; HEMATOLOGY/CELL COUNTS; HEMATOLOGY/CELL COUNTS
ru-RU Russian (Russian Federation) Эритроцит среднее содержание гемоглобина:СущнМасса:ТчкВрм:Эритроциты:Колич:Автоматизированный подсчет
Synonyms: Количественный Среднее содержание гемоглобина в эритроците Сущность масса Точка во времени;Момент
tr-TR Turkish (Turkey) Eritrosit ortalama korpüsküler hemoglobin:EntKüt:Zmlı:Eritrosit:Kant:Otomatize sayım
Synonyms: RBC
uk-UA Ukrainian (Ukraine) Cередній вміст гемоглобіну в еритроциті:Ентитична Маса:МоментЧасу:Еритроцити:Кількісно:Автоматизований підрахунок
Synonyms: Auto; Automated detection; Average; Avg; Discocyte; Elec; Elect; Electr; Entitic mass; Erc; Erythrocytes; Haemoglobin; Hb; HEMATOLOGY/CELL COUNTS; Hgb; MCH; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; RBC; Red blood cell; Red blood cells; Red blood corpuscle; Red blood corpusles; Red cell; Red cells
zh-CN Chinese (China) 红细胞平均颗粒血红蛋白:实体质量:时间点:红细胞:定量型:自动化计数方法
Synonyms: RBC;RBCS;红血球;红血细胞;赤血球 RBC;盘状细胞;红血球;红血细胞 可用数量表示的;定量性;数值型;数量型;连续数值型标尺 平均红细胞血红蛋白;红细胞平均血红蛋白;红细胞平均颗粒血红蛋白(Erythrocyte Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin,MCH) 时刻;随机;随意;瞬间 氧血红蛋白;血红朊;血红素;血色素 电子化 自动 自动化计数;自动化计数类实验室方法;自动化计数类方法;自动化计数类检验方法;自动计数;自动计数方法;自动计数法;自动计数类实验室方法;自动计数类方法;自动计数类检验方法 自动型 自动法;自动化 血液学/细胞计数;血液学与细胞计数

Example Units

Unit Source
pg Example UCUM Units
pg REGENSTRIEF
pg eCHN

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