Male patient, age 27 has the following RBC indices on his CBC:  MCV: 70 fL  MCH: 20 pg  MCHC: 30% Based on these values, how would you expect his RBCs to appear on the blood smear?

Which of the following characteristics is a physiologic mechanism for the presence of spherocytes on a peripheral smear?

The Prussian Blue staining of peripheral blood identifies:

The purpose of the reticulocyte count is to:

The Westergren ESR is diagnostic of:

The general function of the RBC is to:

Which of the following is NOT a site for erythrocyte production in an adult?

State the sites of erythropoiesis in ADULTS. (4 points) 

“Non-hemoglobin” iron is called:

Hemoglobin has a _____ times greater affinity for carbon monoxide rather than oxygen.