So in UW there is a question that has a graph showing hemoglobin rising steadily and then a more peaked pronounced curve overlying it at the first part of the curve and it asks what the more peaked part is. The answer is the retic count. So it says as soon as you give the b12 you will shortly start producing the immature retics and you will get a peak of those that are "left shifted" and then those will go down and you get the more mature erythrocytes coming in, k all good there. It says that the hemoglobin curve that is rising slowly and then more rapidly at the end is the erythrocytes curve, ok sure ya hemoglobin is a marker for erythrocytes that works.
So the question is: why when you produce a bunch of retics does the hemoglobin curve not have a corresponding jump?? I wish I could post a pic, but the hemoglobin curve is going up slightly during the retic spike but the retic count is much sharper and bigger. To me the hemoglobin curve should show a large initial increase with the retics that are quickly released (since they have hemoglobin too obviously) and then go up from there more smoothly as more come out at the new rate.
Sorry that it is such a visual question, might limit it to those who have had the question, wish I could post the graph sorry!
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So the question is: why when you produce a bunch of retics does the hemoglobin curve not have a corresponding jump?? I wish I could post a pic, but the hemoglobin curve is going up slightly during the retic spike but the retic count is much sharper and bigger. To me the hemoglobin curve should show a large initial increase with the retics that are quickly released (since they have hemoglobin too obviously) and then go up from there more smoothly as more come out at the new rate.
Sorry that it is such a visual question, might limit it to those who have had the question, wish I could post the graph sorry!
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