General deck 4 - labs Flashcards
of RBCs:
4.5-6million
MCV=
volume
MCH=
color
MCHC=
color
Hemoglobin count:
15 +/- 3
Hematocrit count:
43 +/- 5
Platelet count:
150-400k
Thrombocytes are used for:
clotting
WBC counts:
5-10k
Lifespan of WBC:
15-30 days
12,000 WBCs=
sick (bacterial)
15,000 WBCs=
hospital (bacterial)
17,000 WBCs=
Schilling’s Shift (bacterial)
Over 20,000 WBCs=
Radiation exposure (myeloid reaction)
Over 50,000 WBCs=
cancer, leukemia
WBC differential:
Neutrophils 60%, Lymphocytes 30%, Monocytes 8%, Engine 3%, Basophils, 0-1% (Never let my engine blow)
Increase in neutrophils is caused by:
bacterial infection, most commonly staph
Increase in lymphocytes is caused by:
viral infection
Decrease in neutrophils is caused by:
viral infection
Increase in monocytes is caused by:
chronic infection
Increase in eosinphils is caused by:
allergies
Increase in basophils is caused by:
heavy metal or polycythemia
Most common cancer in children:
acute lymphoblastic leukemia
acute lymphoblastic leukemia:
Most common cancer in children, 3-5 yo, progresses rapidly, affects immature blood cells
Acute nonlymphoblastic leukemia:
rapid cancer, affects myeloid WBCs, MC leukemia in adults