Determination of Hemoglobin Concentration (HB%)

Hemoglobin is a conjugated protein present in Red blood cell. It carries oxygen from the lung to the
tissue cell and carbondy oxeyde  the gaseous waste from the cells to lung. Hemoglobin contents to components Hem(Iron+Protophyrin+Globulin+Protein / amino acid chain)
Specimen :- EDTA anti coagulated vein us blood is commonly use but other anticoagulants heparin , Double oxalate alasoyiclds the same result capillary blood can be used directly.
Method :-  Cyanmethaemoglobin.
Equipments:-
1)      Photometer with 540 nm filter
2)      Blood pipette (Sahlys) of 20 micro l capacity
3)      Test tube
4)      Surgical Gauze/Cotton
5)      Other Glassware
Reagent :-
1)      Drabkin’s Solution (PIOSION)
2)      Cyanmethemoglobin standard  

Procedure :-
1)      Two clean and dry test tube are taken and marked as “B” (blank) & “T” (Test).
2)      5 ml of Drabkin’s solution is pipette into the two tube
3)      The blood specimen is well mixed by gently swinging.
4)      An aliquot 20 micro l of well mixed EDTA anti coagulated blood specimen is drawn into the pipette and  out site of the pipette is cleaned by use of gauze to avoid volume error.
5)      The pipette blood sample is added to the “T” marked tube.
6)      The contents of tube is well mixed and waited for 10 minutes.
7)      The colorimeter is turned on and allowed to warm up for 10 minutes. The wavelength selected filter is used in this range.
8)      The instrument is set to “Zero -0” with out cuvette using the first control knob.
9)      The both solution “B – Blank”, “T- Test” are transferred to two matched cuvettes.
10)  The instrument “Zero -0” is rechecked , the cuvette with Blank solution “B” is inserted in to the colorimeter cuvette socket.
11)  The reading is adjusted to “Zero-0)” absorbance with the second control knob.
12)  The cuvette with test solution “T” is inserted in to the socked of the colorimeter and the absorbance reading is recorded . absorbance can be rechecked using again the Blank solution.
13)  The reference of the calibration curve is taken to find out the concentration of the unknown. This can be simplied find by applying  the flowing formula ……..
                                                               
                                                                       Abs of Test
                             Hb%.con     (g/dl) =    ---------------------    X 15*
                                                                     Abs of stander
In the above formula the value of stander and Absorbance of stander remain constant Hence, it can be calculated as……

                                                         Con of std
                                                        --------------    =    factor
                                                         Abs of std
There fore the formula can be written as   hb.con (g/dl)=Abs of the test X factor.

Calculation –                                     OD of Test
                       Hb (g %)          =    --------------------    X con of std  X 0.251
                                                              OD of std
                                                           
                                                              OD of Test
                                                  =     ------------------- X 60 X0.251
                                                               OD of std


                                                               OD of Test
                                                  =   ----------------------- X 15.06
                                                                 OD of std
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