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CBC Methods & RBC Analytics Flashcards

1
Q

what color blood tube can be used for CBC

A

purple

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2
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what color blood tube can be used for a serum electrolyte panel

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red

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3
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what color blood tube can be used for a clotting profile

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blue

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4
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what color blood tube can be used for a whole blood chemistry

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green

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5
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what type of anti-coagulant is in the red top tubes

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none

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6
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what type of anti-coagulant is in the purple top tubes

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EDTA

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7
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what type of anti-coagulant is in the blue top tubes

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sodium citrate

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8
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what type of anti-coagulant is in the gray top tubes

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oxylate

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9
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what type of anti-coagulant is in the green top tube

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heparin

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10
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which anti-coagulants / tubes bind with calcium

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purple (EDTA)
blue (sodium citrate)

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11
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what are the advantages of whole blood chemistries v. plasma or serum chems?

A

quick
no waiting for clotting

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12
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what 3 things are focused on a CBC

A

leukogram
erythrogram
thrombogram

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13
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what is the ‘most important’ part / focus of the CBC

A

erythrogram

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14
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how are RBCs counted in a CBC

A

impedance counting

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15
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what is measured with the ‘RBC’ count

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erythrocyte concentration

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16
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what 3 things are used to reflect RBC mass in peripheral blood

A

Hct
Hgb
RBC

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17
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what is determined by the volume of RBCs

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Hct %

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18
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what is the general rule to determine Hgb and Hct

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Hgb x 3 = Hct

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19
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true or false:
if RBC mass in blood decreases, Hct and Hgb will increase

A

false
they all move together

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20
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what does pTP mean

A

plasma total protein

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21
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what are used in the Wintrobe RBC indices

A

MCV
MCHC
MCH

22
Q

what is MVC

A

mean cell volume

23
Q

what is the measurement used for MCV

A

average volume of RBCs

24
Q

what does MCV measure

A

each RBCs volume and averages it

25
Q

what are things that can impede the results of a MCV

A

large platelets v small RBCs
agglutinated RBCs

26
Q

what can agglutination of RBCs cause in a MCV

A

false increase of MCV

27
Q

true or false:
just because the MCV is WRI, you should look at the blood film

A

true
the sizes of the RBCs can show you macro and micro RBCs which could indicated disease

28
Q

what does MCHC measure

A

average Hgb in RBC

29
Q

when is Hgb measured

A

spectrophotometer after RBCs are lysed in patient’s tube

30
Q

what can be used to determine O2 carrying capacity

A

Hgb

31
Q

what can be used to reflect Hgb/Fe synthesis within RBCs

A

MCHC

32
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what does MCH measure

A

average Hgb content per RBC

33
Q

true or false
MCH is a clinically relevant indicator of anemia

A

false
although it could signal for anemia, MCH is governed by concentration of Hgb in RBCs or MCHC and not by amount of Hgb in a single erythrocyte

34
Q

why would we want to use MCHC and not MCH

A

it takes more Hgb to reach optimal concentration in larger erythrocytes

35
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what can usually occur due to interferents

A

factitious hyperchromic results

36
Q

what are some examples of interferents of increased MCHC

A

lipemia
hemolysis
Heinz bodies

37
Q

what is anisocytosis

A

measure of the variation in RBC size

38
Q

what is the result in RBC size with regenerative anemia

A

large cells are produced

39
Q

what is the result in RBC size with iron deficiency anemia

A

excessive numbers of small cells

40
Q

what CBC components are calculated

A

Hct
MCHC
MCH

41
Q

what CBC components are measured

A

Hgb
RBC
MCV

42
Q

what can the impact of increased MCV due to agglutination lead to

A

increased Hct

43
Q

true or false:
an increase in MCV can occur in high sodium situations

A

true

44
Q

what is Hcts

A

spun Hct

45
Q

what is Hct

A

hematocrit

46
Q

what is RBC

A

red blood cell

47
Q

what is Hgb

A

hemaglobin

48
Q

what is HCTc

A

hemacrit

49
Q

what is PCV

A

packed cell volume

50
Q

what analytes measure RBC mass

A

Hct
Hgb
RBC

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