CBC

Question 1

what are granulocytes?

Answer 1

WBC

Question 2

what are megakaryocytes?

Answer 2

Platelets

Question 3

what does “blast” mean?

Answer 3

Immature cell

Question 4

what is the main WBC that does all the work?

Answer 4

Neutrophils

Question 5

what do you want to see on the WBCs?

Answer 5

lobules

Question 6

immature RBC

Answer 6

reticulocyte

Question 7

what do basophils release at a tissue site?

Answer 7

Heparin

Histamine

Question 8

why is the hemoglobin level smaller for women?

Answer 8

menstrual cycle

Question 9

if the reticulocyte count is off what should you look at?

Answer 9

MCV (mean corpuscular volume) will give you the average size of the RBC

Question 10

what is anisocytosis?

Answer 10

Variation in RBC size

Question 11

What is poikilocytosis?

Answer 11

Variation in RBC shape

Question 12

what can an inclusion body indicate

Answer 12

toxin

debris

Question 13

most common thing that causes basophilic stippling?

Answer 13

lead

Question 14

what do elevated platelets indicate?

Answer 14

CA

hemolytic anemia

Question 15

What can thrombocytopenia mean

Answer 15

meds
infection
bleeding
idiopathic

Question 16

what can elevated RBC (polycythemia) indicate?

Answer 16

altitude
chronic hypoxia (CHF, COPD, sleep apnea)

Question 17

what can decreased RBC indicate

Answer 17

anemia due to deficiency or active bleeding

Question 18

What can MCV <80 indicate?

Answer 18

TICS

thalassemias, iron deficiency, chronic dz, sideroblastic)

Question 19

What can high MCV (>80) indicate?

Answer 19

B12, folate, pernicious anemia (lack of IF), chemo

Question 20

What can glossitis of the tongue indicate

Answer 20

B12 deficiency

Question 21

most common reason to order a CBC in primary care?

Answer 21

symptoms related to anemia