Heme Lab Values

Question 1

Hemoglobin

Answer 1

Female Male
18-44yrs 12-16 14-18
45-64yrs 11.7-16.0 13.1-17.2
65-74yrs 11.7-16.1 12.6-17.4

Question 2

Hematocrit

Answer 2

Female Male
18-44yrs 35%-45% 42%-52%
45-74yrs 37%-47% 37%-51%

Question 3

WBC

Answer 3

5,000-10,000

Question 4

Platelet count

Answer 4

150,000-400,000

Question 5

Folate

Answer 5

> 2.5

Vitamin B9

Question 6

TIBC

Answer 6

250-460

Total iron binding capacity

Question 7

Cyanocobalamin

Answer 7

200-900

Vitamin B12

Question 8

PT

Answer 8

11.2-12.5 seconds

Time it takes for blood to clot.

Question 9

aPTT

Answer 9

30-40 seconds

Measures clotting time while on heparin.
Think of the TT looking like an H (heparin)

Question 10

INR

Answer 10

0.7-1.8
Measures time it takes for blood to clot. Based off INR and is done by some calculation of some sort.
(normally seen as 1-2, but our book has to be a dick and make it super complicated)
IF ON THERAPY 2.0-3.0 sec

Question 11

Creatinine

Answer 11

M 0.6-1.2

F 0.5-1.1

Question 12

BUN

Answer 12

10-20