CBC

Question 0

HEMATOCRIT

normal range

Answer 0

40-50% males

35-45% females

Question 1

HEMOGLOBIN

normal range

Answer 1

14-18 g/dL males

12-16 g/dL females

Question 2

MCV
normal range

associated terms

Answer 2

Size of RBC
80-100 fL

microcytic, normocytic, macrocytic

Question 3

PLATELET count

normal range

Answer 3

140,000 - 410,000

Question 4

Platelets are also known as:

Answer 4

thrombocytes

Question 5

Thrombocytopenia
AKA
significance

Answer 5

low platelet count

patient at risk of bleeding

Question 6

Thrombocytosis
AKA
significance

Answer 6

high platelet count

patient at risk of clotting, emboli

Question 7

Leukocytes

AKA

Answer 7

white blood cells

Question 8

Types of Leukocytes

Answer 8

neutrophil
eosinophil
basophil 
lymphocyte
monocyte

Question 9

Leukocytosis
AKA
significance

Answer 9

high WBC count

usually due to bacterial infection

Question 11

NEUTROPHILS are otherwise known as…

Answer 11

SEGS

immature neutrophils are BANDS

Question 12

What is the significance of elevated NEUTROPHILS?

Answer 12

bacterial infections

also elevated with inflammation, severe burn, MI

Question 13

What is the significance of elevated EOSINOPHILS?

Answer 13

allergies or

parasitic infection

Question 14

BANDS
a.k.a.
significance

Answer 14

also called “shift to the left”

elevation is due to SERIOUS bacterial infection

Question 15

What are LYMPHOCYTES?

Answer 15

2nd most common WBC
NK cells
B-cells
T-cells

Question 16

What are BANDS?

Answer 16

Immature neutrophils

Question 17

What is the significance of elevated LYMPHOCYTES?

Answer 17

viral infection

Question 18

What are RETICULOCYTES?

Answer 18

immature RBC

Question 19

What is the significance of elevated RETICULOCYTES?

Answer 19

elevated after blood loss

Question 19

What lab test may be elevated during puberty due to excess production from growing bone?

Answer 19

alkaline phosphatase

Question 20

What are monocytes?

Answer 20

o largest cells in normal blood

o act as phagocytes