PMID- 7259094
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 19810915
LR  - 20041117
IS  - 0091-7370 (Print)
IS  - 0091-7370 (Linking)
VI  - 11
IP  - 2
DP  - 1981 Mar-Apr
TI  - Increased electronic mean corpuscular volume induced by marked hyperglycemia.
PG  - 184-7
AB  - A very high glucose level in a diabetic was associated with an increased 
      electronic mean corpuscular volume (MCV). The hematocrit was falsely high and the 
      mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC) falsely low, while the mean 
      corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH) was normal. Blood smears failed to corroborate the 
      abdominal indices. Correct values could be obtained by predilution of the blood 
      in isotomic medium and allowing 10 to 15 minutes for equilibration. It is 
      suggested that glucose in the cell produces a hyperosmolar state which results in 
      the rapid diffusion of water into the cells in the counter. The phenomenon is 
      dependent on the concentration of glucose to which the red cell is exposed. It is 
      temperature dependent and it is rapidly reversible.
FAU - Morse, E E
AU  - Morse EE
FAU - Kalache, G
AU  - Kalache G
FAU - Germino, W
AU  - Germino W
FAU - Stockwell, R
AU  - Stockwell R
LA  - eng
PT  - Case Reports
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - United States
TA  - Ann Clin Lab Sci
JT  - Annals of clinical and laboratory science
JID - 0410247
RN  - 0 (Blood Glucose)
SB  - IM
MH  - Blood Glucose/metabolism
MH  - *Erythrocyte Indices
MH  - Humans
MH  - Hyperglycemia/*blood
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
EDAT- 1981/03/01 00:00
MHDA- 1981/03/01 00:01
CRDT- 1981/03/01 00:00
PHST- 1981/03/01 00:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 1981/03/01 00:01 [medline]
PHST- 1981/03/01 00:00 [entrez]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Ann Clin Lab Sci. 1981 Mar-Apr;11(2):184-7.