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Complete Blood Count Flashcards

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What are the units and normal ranges for WBC counts?

A

White Blood Cells
10^9/L
M & F: 4.0-11.1

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What are the units and normal ranges for RBC counts?

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Red Blood Cells - coulter principle
10^12/L
M: 4.76-6.09
F: 4.18-5.64

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What are the units and normal ranges for HGB counts?

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Hemoglobin Concentration - spectorphotometrically
g/dL
M: 14.3-18.1
F: 12.1-16.3
decreased => anemia
increased => erythrocytosis/polycythemia
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What are the units and normal ranges for HCT counts?

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Hematocrit - centrifuge
%
M: 39.2-50.2
F: 35.7-46.7
decreased => anemia
increased => erythrocytosis/ polycythemia
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What are the units and normal ranges for MVC counts?

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Mean Corpuscular Volume - coulter principle 
MCV = HCT/RBC
fL
M & F: 80.8-100.0
decreased => microcytosis
increased => macrocytosis
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What are the units and normal ranges for MCH counts?

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Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin
MCH = HGB/RBC
mean heme quantity in a single cell
pg
M & F: 27.5 - 35.1
decreased => hypochromatic
increased => hyperchromatic
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What are the units and normal ranges for MCHC values?

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Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration
MCHC = HGB/HCT = MCH/MCV
g/dL
decreased => microcytic anemia 
increased => herditary spherocytosis
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How is MVC calculated?

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mean corpuscular volume

MCV = HCT/RBC

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How is MCHC calculated

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mean corpuscular hemoglobin

MCH = HGB/RBC

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What are the units and normal ranges for RDW values?

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Red Blood Cell Distribution Width
CV (coefficient variation): 11.7-14.2
SD (standard deviation): 37.1-48.8

Should be small - want your blood cells to be the same size!

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What are the units and normal values for platelet counts?

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10^9/L
150-400
decreased => throbmocytopenia
increased => thrombocytosis

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What are the units and normal values for Neutrophil # and %?

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10^9/L
NE#: 1.8-6.6 
NE%: 39.7-72.1
decreased => neutropenia 
increased => neutrophillia
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What are the units and normal values for lymphocyte # and %?

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10^9/L
LY#: 1.0-4.8
LY%: 20.0-50.0
decreased => lymphocytopenia 
increased => lyphocytosis
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What are the units and normal values for monocyte # and %?

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10^9/L
MONO#: 0.2-0.9
MONO%: 2.0-11.0
decreased: monocytopenia
increased: monocytosis
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What are the units and normal values for eosinophil # and %?

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10^9/L
EO#: 0.0-0.4
EO%: 0.0-6.0

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What are the units and normal values for basophil # and %?

A

10^9/L
BASO#: 0.0-0.2
BASO%: 0.0-2.0

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