Reticulocyte Count

This Medical Laboratory Science lesson in Hematology supports laboratory science learning and laboratory interpretation for medical laboratory students and professionals.

Reticulocyte enumeration methods, reporting units, and interpretation as a marker of marrow erythropoietic activity.

Intermediate26 min read15 sectionsHematology
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Learning Objectives

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Learning Objectives

Learning Objectives

Section: Learning Objectives

Each objective below describes a competency you will apply at the bench, not rote definitions in isolation.

  • Describe automated and manual reticulocyte counting principles
  • Interpret reticulocyte count or percentage with corrected reticulocyte index when used locally
  • Correlate reticulocytes with Hb and RBC indices trends