Blood

Question 1

Total body water

Answer 1

~60% of body weight, (intracellular 40%, extracellular 20%)

Question 2

Interstitial fluid volume

Answer 2

11 litres

Question 3

Blood volume

Answer 3

5-6 Litres (80 ml/kg body weight)

Question 4

Plasma volume

Answer 4

3 Litres

Question 5

Hematocrit

Answer 5

0.44 - 0.46

Question 6

Plasma osmolality

Answer 6

290 mosm/kgH2O

Question 7

Plasma Na+

Answer 7

138-151 mM

Question 8

Plasma K+

Answer 8

3.4-5.2 mM

Question 9

Plasma HCO3-

Answer 9

21-28.5mM

Question 10

Plasma Cl-

Answer 10

101-111 mM

Question 11

Plasma Ca2+

Answer 11

2.4-2.8 mM (total),
1.5 mM (free, ionized)

Question 12

Plasma glucose

Answer 12

4.2 - 5.9 mM

Question 13

Plasma urea

Answer 13

2.5 - 10.3 mM

Question 14

Plasma bilirubin

Answer 14

5.0 - 17.0 μmol/l

Question 15

Plasma proteins

Answer 15

60 - 80 g/l

Question 16

Plasma albumin

Answer 16

34 - 45 g/l

Question 17

Plasma total cholesterol

Answer 17

<5.17 mM

Question 18

Plasma total lipids

Answer 18

4.5 - 10 g/l

Question 19

RBC Count

Answer 19

4.3 - 5.2 million/μl

Question 20

RBC diameter

Answer 20

7 - 8 μm

Question 21

RBC life span

Answer 21

120 days

Question 22

RBC sedimentation rate

Answer 22

<20 mm/hour

Question 23

Blood hemoglobin concentration

Answer 23

135 - 160 g/l

Question 24

MCV

Answer 24

94 fl

Question 25

MCH

Answer 25

29 pg

Question 26

MCHC

Answer 26

333 g/l

Question 27

Osmotic resistance

Answer 27

0.45 - 0.50% NaCl solution

Question 28

Serum iron

Answer 28

9 - 27 μM

Question 29

Iron RDA (recommended dietary allowance)

Answer 29

10 - 20 mg

Question 30

Daily iron loss

Answer 30

1 - 3 mg

Question 31

Vitamin B12 RDA

Answer 31

1 - 2µg

Question 32

Folic acid RDA

Answer 32

200 µg

Question 33

Relative reticulocyte count

Answer 33

0.4 - 1.5%

Question 34

Plasma bilirubin

Answer 34

5.0 - 17.0 μM

Question 35

White blood cell count

Answer 35

4000 - 10000 cell/μl

Question 36

Neutrophils

Answer 36

60 - 80%

Question 37

Lymphocytes

Answer 37

20 - 30%

Question 38

Monocytes

Answer 38

2 - 6%

Question 39

Eosinophils

Answer 39

1 - 5%

Question 40

Basophils

Answer 40

0 - 1%

Question 41

Platelet count

Answer 41

150000 - 300000/μl

Question 42

Bleeding time (Ivy’s method)

Answer 42

3 - 5 min

Question 43

Prothrombin time

Answer 43

18 - 20 s

Question 44

INR

Answer 44

0.8 - 1.2

Question 45

Coagulation time (Lee-White method)

Answer 45

5 - 8 min

Question 46

Fibrinogen

Answer 46

3 g/l