interpret blood tests Flashcards
what does insufficient erythrocyte count mean
- haemorrhagic anaemia
- haemolytic anaemia
- aplastic anaemia
what is hemorrhagic anaemia
loss of blood from bleeding
(wound, ulcer etc)
what is haemolytic anaemia
erythrocytes rupture
(haemoglobin/transfusion problems, infection)
what is iron deficient anaemia
low iron levels
what causes iron deficient anaemia
- diet
- absorption
- bleeding
- malabsorption due to GI issues
what is pernicious anaemia
low vit B12
what causes pernicious anaemia
- diet
- damage to cells that make intrinsic factor
what does low MCV and MCH mean
microcytic hypochromic anaemia caused by iron deficiency
what does high MCV and MCH mean
microcytic hyper chromic megablastic anaemia
caused by low B12
what does normal MCV and MCH mean
normocytic normochromic anaemia caused by acute blood loss
can you have high MCH and low haemoglobin overall
yes, the cell itself can have high haemoglobin inside while having low haemoglobin
what does raised haematocrit mean
hyper viscosity syndrome
what does high leukocytes and neutrophils mean
- infection
- inflammation
- steroids
- pregnancy
what does low neutrophils and leukocytes mean
- infection
- meds
- b12 deficiency
- autoimmune disease
what do high lymphocytes mean
- viral infection
- smoking
- malignancy
what do low lymphocytes mean
- infection
- alcohol
- HIV
- autoimmune/bone marrow disease
- meds
- renal failure
