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WBC parameters?

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5,000-10,000

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RBC parameters?

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male: 4.6-6.1
female: 4.2-5.4

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Hgb parameters?

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male: 14-18 g/dL
female: 12-16 g/dL

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Hct parameters?

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mele: 42-52%
female: 37-47%

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platelet parameters?

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150,000-400,000

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retic parameters?

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0.5-2%

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ESR parameters?

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male: 0-15 mm/hr
female: 0-20 mm/hr

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Factors that increase ESR?

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anemia
pregnancy
infections
alchoholism
cirrhosis
hepatitis
MM
tilted tube
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Factors that decrease ESR?

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polycythemia
sickle cell
anemia
abnormally shaped RBC's
spherocytosis
delay in performing test
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what is the cheif use of the osmotic fragility test?

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diagnosis of spherocytosis

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what test is best to use to differentiate between homozygous and heterozygous sickle cell disease?

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hemoglobin electrophoresis

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how are retics stained?

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new methyl or cresyl blue used to seperate RNA in cells

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what stain is used to stain retics?

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wrights stain (supravital) used to make RNA visible. Retics seen as polychromatophilic green/blue

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what is the use of the retic test test to the physician?

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helps diagonse and monitor anemia

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when would you see an increased retic?

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hemorrhage
splenectomy
various anemias (esp. hemolytic anemia)

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when would you see a decreased retic?

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bone marrow supression
(chemo, radiation ect...)
aplastic anemia
IDA
PA
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what is the proper procedure for a Hct?

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blood is collected in hepranized red capillary tubes. Seal one end and spin in microhematocrit centrifuge to obtain packed RBC’s. Macro of wintrobe and micro (non-hepranized blue-top) for Hct determination

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what happens if microhematocrits are spun too long?

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hemolysis (falsely decreased Hct)

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what happens if microhematocrits arent spun long enough?

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non-packed RBC’s

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what does the MCV tell us?

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RBC size

100 macro

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what does the MCHC tell us?

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degree of polychromasia

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what condition are burr cells associated with?

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renal failure

kidney disease

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in what condition is punctate basphilia (baso stippling) frequently seen?

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lead poisioning

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with what conditon are heinz bodies most closely associated with?

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G-6-P-D deficiency

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how are baso stippling and reticulum differentiated in the lab?
baso- wrights and new methyl blue | retic new methyl blue only
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what is the best specimen to use for blood smears for red blood cell morphology?
whole blood for EDTA tube
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how can you adjust the color of wrights stained smear?
adjust pH
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what is the most prominent feature in a blood smear for a patient with ABO HDN?
spherocytes
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MCV calculation
Hct/#RBC's x 10
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MCH calculation
Hgb/#RBC's x 10
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MCHC calculation
Hgb/Hct x 100
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if your MCV is increased and MCHC is normal (macro/normal) what diseases can this indicate?
``` liver disease B-12 deficiency folate deficiency PA alcholism ```
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if your MCV is decreased and MCHC is decreased (micro/hypo) what disease states can this indicate?
IDA sideroblastic thalassemia lead poisoning
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if your MCV and MCHC are both normal what anemia would you expect to see?
aplastic anemia
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what is the appearance of the cells on a patient with IDA?
micro(mcv decreased) Hypo (MCHC decreased)
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what is the appearance of the cells on a patient with folic acid deficiency?
Macro (mcv increased) hypo (mchc decreased)
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what are some causes of aplastic anemia?
``` bone marrow supression failure or replacement chemical or radiation exposure -blood pic: WBC, RBC, Plt., retics decreased -normo/normo -no increased RBC formation -decreased bone marrow ```
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what is the common characteristic of all hemolytic anemias?
increased RBC destruction
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what is an unusual finding that is a means of differentiating AHIA from other hemolytic anemias?
+ DAT (direct coombs test)
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what is panyctopenia?
decreased RBC, WBC and Plt.
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what is the most common WBC in a normal smear?
segmented neutro.
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what information is inclued in a WBC differential?
count and classification of leukocytes Plt. count RBC morphology
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what is the most common WBC in children under one year of age?
lymph
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what is the least common WBC in a normal smear?
baso
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what is the largest WBC in a smear?
mono
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which immature RBC's are classified as NRBC's in a differential?
blast cells, prorubricytes, rubricytes, metarubricytes
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what is the apperance of a plasma cell?
eccentric nucleus w/ clumped chromatin, basophilic cytoplasm w/ a clear reinuclear halo (hof.)
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is plasma cell likely to found in the peripheral blood?
no ( normally
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what is the meaning of a left shift?
increased immature grans (blast, pro, myelo, meta, band)
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what is the meaing of a right shift?
increased mature cells (segs and hypersegs)
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how is a diagnosis of heridiatry spherocytosis made?
at lease 25% elliptical/oval shaped cells in perpherial blood smear - osmotic fragility testing - autohemolysis test - direct protein test by gel electro.
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what are the characteristics of Hodgkin's disease?
1. slow relentless progression 2. leukemoid rxn. w/ increased EOS 3. Reed-Sternberg cells
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what are the normal features of a smear from a newborn that might be considered abnormal in an adult?
NRBC's, polychromasia, young WBC's
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describe a Downey type atypical lymphocyte as it appears on a Wrights stained smear?
Eccentric nucleus w/dense chromatin, may have open spaces. Smooth cytoplasm that is near pale nucleus, various shade of blue towards periphary and scallops surrounding the WBC. Easily confused with monos.
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at what stage of development does differentiation of the granules of a graulocyte take place?
myelocyte
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how is the metamyelocyte differentiated from the myelocyte?
myelo-round to oval nucleus (nuclear hof) | meta- nucleus kidney been shaped
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procedure for perfoming a EOS count
whole blood diluted w/ stain solution. used maximu light on microscope, count entire ruled area on both sides on low power calculation: total # cells/1.8 x 10
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what conditions are EOS associated with?
allergic rxns | parasites
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normal values for CSF fluid?
adults; 0-5 mononuclear cells, 0 RBC's | neonate: 0-30 mononuclear cells, 0 RBC's
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what test is the best to meausre the erythroid activity of the bone marrow?
retic count
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what conditions can't be diagnosed without bone marrow aspirate?
``` myeloproliferative disorders aplastic anemia lymphoma tumors lukemia PA ```
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what is the cheif use of the LAP?
differentiate lukemoid rxn increase from CML decrease
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why is it necessary to correct a WBC cout if more than 5 NRBC's are present on a peripheral blood smear and how is he correction made?
false increase in WBC count | WBC x 100/ 100 + #NRBC's
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what age group is ALL common in?
children
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what age group is CML most common in?
middle age
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what age group is CLL most common in?
older patients
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what is the typical picture in the peripheral blood smear in acute leukemia?
decreased RBC decreased Plts (thrombocytopenia) increased immature WBC's
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at the time of diagnosis, which leukemia frequently presents with a greatly increased Plt. count?
CML (chronic myelocytic anemia)
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how do you do an plt estimate?
``` count platelets in 8 squares # Plts. / 8 x 10 ```
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how do you report the amount of plts.?
decreased, adequate, increased
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how are PNH and PCH diagnosed in the lab and how do these conditions differ?
PCH: extrinsic, D-L antibody, extracorpuscular defect (Donath-Landsteiner test) PNH: intrinsic, acquired, sensitive to complement. (Hams test or sugar water test)
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which layer of blood is used for making an L.E. prep?
buffy coat
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which group of disorders is classified by using the F.A.B. system of classification?
acute leukemias
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what is the use of the Kleinhauer-Betke technique or the Fetaldex stain?
meausres fetal Hgb transferred from the fetal blood stream to the mothers blood stream used for D neg. mothers
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which age group has the highest values for the RBC parameters?
newborns
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what is the coulter (impedence) principle for cell counting?
interruption of light source as it passes through a flow cell (flow cytometry)
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how would you obtain a blood specimen from a patient who has IV solutions in both arms?
choose a vein dital from the IV site (below) or ask a nurse to turn off 1 IV 15 mins before draw.

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