osmotic fragility


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osmotic fragility

[äz′mäd·ik frə′jil·əd·ē]
(physiology)
Susceptibility of red blood cells to lyses when placed in dilute (hypotonic) salt solutions.
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AII.1 # AII.2 BII.1 # Sex F M F Age 55 50 39 Detection of anaemia Infancy 29 yrs 15 yrs Splenectomy (age) Yes (21) No Yes (24) Cholecystectomy (age) No Yes (30) Yes (24) Transfusions No No No Hb (g/dL) 11 13 12 MCV (fl) 108 103 100 MCH (pg) 39.7 39.2 38.1 MCHC (g/dL) 36.5 37.8 38 Reticulocytes (x [10.sup.9]/L) 166 273 198 Stomatocytes (%) 13 15 33 PLTs (x [10.sup.9]/L) 696 172 875 WBCs (x [10.sup.9]/L) 8.4 7.68 9.31 Unconj bilirubin (mg/dL) 1.33 4.82 1.33 Serum iron (^g/dL) 101 150 167 Serum ferritin (ng/mL) 745 1571 356 Transferrin (^g/dL) 149 170 237 Transferrin saturation (%) 56 71 75 GLT (sec) 180 68 480 AGLT (sec) >900 >900 >900 NaCl osmotic fragility Reduced Reduced Reduced Pink test (%) 27 28 16 EMA binding test Normal Normal n.a.
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