Title: Explain the components of a complete blood count (CBC).
Course: Medical Laboratory Technology I (14102-I) > Section: Understanding the Basics of Hematology

Explanation should include the following components:

- Red blood cell (RBC) count
- White blood cell (WBC) count
- Platelets
- Hemoglobin
- Hematocrit
- Red cell indices (e.g., mean corpuscular hemoglobin [MCH], mean corpuscular volume [MCV], mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration [MCHC], red blood cell distribution width [RDW]
- Anticoagulant used for a CBC

Process/Skill Questions:

- What are the formed elements in human blood?
- What is being measured when a medical laboratory technician measures a hematocrit?
- How is oxygen carried from the lungs to the cells?
- What are the correlations between the RBC, hematocrit, and hemoglobin, or the rule of three?