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What are normal WBC counts?

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4-10,000 mm3

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What would cause RBC count to be elevated?

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Dehydration and bone marrow disorders (polycythemia Vera)

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What conditions would cause a decrease in RBC counts?

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Anemias, hemolysis and hemoglobinopathies

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What are normal hematocrit ranges?

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36-52%

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What are normal RBC ranges?

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3.5-5 million/mm3

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What are normal hgb ranges?

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12-17 grams %

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What are the 5 different types of WBC?

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Monocytes, eosinophils, basophils, lymphocytend neutrophils

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What WBCs are elevated in bacterial infections?

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Neutrophils

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What WBCs are elevated in viral infections?

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Lymphocytes

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What are segmented neutrophils and what is normal range?

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  • also known as segs or polys or PMNs (polymorphonuclears)
  • these are the most mature neutrophilic granulocytes present in circulating blood
  • 55-70%
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What are the 4 different immature WBCs and when would you see them?

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Band forms, metamyelocyte, myelocyte and blasts

** seen in severe infection and certain chronic and acute leukemias

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When could you see an increase in WBCs?

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Trauma, leukemias, infection, burns, inflammatory disease

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When could you see a decrease in WBCs?

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Viral infections, bone marrow disorders (aplastic anemia), lupus, autoimmune disease, vitamin b12 deficiency

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What are normal lymphocyte ranges?

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30-45%

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What are normal monocytes ranges?

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1-10%

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What conditions can cause increase in hgb and hct?

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Polycythemia Vera, dehydration, burns, high altitudes and smoking/COPD

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What conditions can cause a decrease in hgb and hct?

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Anemias ,bleeding, hemoglobinopathies, DIC and other bone marrow disorders

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What conditions can cause an increase in platelets?

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Myeloproliferative disorders
acute bleeding
post splenectomy

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What conditions can cause a decrease in platelets?

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DIC
ITP
TTP
HIT
infection
ETOH
drug
bone marrow disorders
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What are normal values for Fe (iron) and TIBC (total iron binding capacity) and ferritin ?

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Fe: 150-175 mcg/dl
TIBC: 250-460 mcg/dl
Ferritin: males: 16-300 ng/ml
Females: 4-161 ng/ml

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iron (Fe) values (Fe, TIBC and ferritin) are increased with the following conditions?

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Hemochromatosis
Multiple transfusions
Lead poisoning
Hemolytic anemia

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Iron (Fe) values are decreased with the following conditions

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Iron deficiency 
Nephrotic syndrome
Hypothyroidism 
Anemias of chronic diseases 
Chronic renal failure 
Infections
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TIBC values are increased with:

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Fe deficiency
Acute hepatitis
Pregnancy
Drugs (birth control pills)

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TIBC values are decreased with

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Low protein states such as nephrotic syndrome
Anemia of chronic diseases
Hemochromatosis

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Ferritin values are increased with:
Hemochromatosis Thalassemia Multiple blood transfusions Chronic inflammatory disorders
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Ferritin values are decreased with:
Fe deficiency anemia
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What is reticulocyte count? What are the normal values?
A reticulocyte count is a blood test that measures how fast red blood cells called reticulocyte are made by the bone marrow and released into the blood. Reticulocyte s are in the blood for about 2 days before developing into mature red blood cells. Normal: 40-135,000 mcl
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Reticulocyte counts increased with:
Hemolytic anemia | Blood loss anemia
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Reticulocyte counts decreased with:
``` Fe deficiency Aplastic anemia MDS Pure red cell aplasia Bone marrow suppression ```
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What is haptoglobin?
Synthesized by the liver and is a transporter of glycoproteins which serves as a carrier for free hemoglobin
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Haptoglobin decreased with:
HEMOLYTIC ANEMIAS such as transfusion reactions TTP Drugs (methyldopa) Artificial heart valves
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What is the methylmalonic acid test?
This test is used to help diagnose early or mild vitamin B 12 deficiency Normal value: 0-0.47 mcg/dl
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What is normal vitamin B 12 range? What conditions is Vitamin B 12 decreased in?
``` Normal: 180-400 pg/ml Pernicious anemia Vegans Irritable bowel syndrome Gastrectomy patients ** not a great test due to wide range of normal values ```
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What conditions is folic acid decreased with:
Malnutrition Excessive uptake (pregnancy) Hemolytic anemia Acute leukemia
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What conditions decrease folic acid values
Methotrexate Dilantin ETOH effects folic acid synthesis
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What is direct Coombs test and when is it positive?
Detects antigen-antibody complexes on the RBC An antibody is produced that coats the patients own cells It is positive in hemolytic anemia
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What are the liver function tests?
``` SGOT (AST) SGPT ( ALT) Bilirubin direct and indirect Alkaline phosphatase Albumin ```
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What are normal values for AST and ALT?
AST: 5-40 IU/L ALT: 5-35 IU/L
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When would you see an increase in AST/ALT??
``` Hepatocellular damage Fatty liver Viral hepatitis ETOH hepatitis ** AST/ALT ratio often greater than 2:1 in ETOH hepatitis ```
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What are normal values for direct and indirect bilirubin?
``` Direct bilirubin (conjugated): 0.1-0.3 mg/dl Indirect bilirubin (unconjugated): 0.2-0.7 mg/dl ```
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What causes an increase in direct and indirect bilirubin?
Direct increases with: hepatocellular damage, obstructive jaundice, drug induced cholelithiasi and primary biliary cirrhosis Indirect increases with: Gilbert syndrome, hepatocellular damage, hemolysis and primary biliary cirrhosis
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What are normal values for alkaline phosphatase and when is it increased?
Normal: 30-115 IU/L Increases in hepatocellular jaundice and chronic biliary obstruction Markedly increased in biliary cirrhosis and intrahepatic
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What are normal values of total protein and albumin? What causes a decrease in their values?
Total protein: 6-8.0 g/dl Albumin: 3.4-4.7 g/dl Both are decreased with hepatocellular jaundice and malnutrition
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What are normal sodium values?
135-145 men/l
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What causes an increase in sodium?
Hyperaldosteronism Dehydration from vomiting/excess sweating Inadequate water intake
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What abnormal test(s) are involved in the intrinsic and extrinsic clotting cascade?
PT (extrinsic) and PTT (intrinsic)
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The following factors are measured by the PTT.
12, 11, 9, 8, 10, 5, 2, 1
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True or false: The PT and PTT are both elevated in the condition of DIC?
True Both the intrinsic and extrinsic pathway are involved during the consumptive process. All factors are being used up in the clotting process.
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The platelet count in DIC is usually
Low
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``` The following condition is not associated with thrombocytopenia. ITP TTP DIC Polycythemia vera ```
Polycythemia vera
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``` What abnormal finding on the peripheral blood smear might you expect on a patient with DIC? Helmut cells Thrombocytopenia A and B None of the above ```
A and B ** DIC often show decreased number of platelets and presence of large platelets and fragmented red cells (schistocytes/helmut cells). PT and PTT are often prolonged.
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What is D-Dimer used to assess and what are normal values:
``` normal: less than 500 represents fibrin degradation of a blood clot after fibrinolysis Increased in : DVT DIC PE malignancy HIGH sensitivity LOW specificity ** a negative test rules out PE, DVT but a positive test does not confirm the diagnosis ```
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What are normal platelet values and what does it measure in blood?
normal: 150-400,000 formed by megakaryocytes in the bone marrow adhere to vessel wall when damaged which begins the clotting process
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What are normal PTT (partial thromboplastin time) values and what does it look at in blood?
normal 26-34 seconds | evaluates INTRINSIC and common clotting pathways
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What conditions have an prolonged PTT time?
deficiency in specific coagulation factors (XII, XI, IX, VII, X, V, II and I DIC non specific inhibitor (lupus anticoagulant) heparin, Coumadin and direct thrombin inhibitors
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what is PT/INR and what does it measure?
PT= prothrombin time normal is 11-14 seconds most sensitive to vitamin K dependent clotting factors 2, 7, 9, and 10 used to monitor Coumadin therapy INR (international normalized ratio) replaces the PT for better standardization in thromboplastin reagents worldwide elevated in liver disease, Coumadin therapy, DIC, hereditary factor deficiencies in 10, 5, 7 and 1 and massive blood transfusions
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What can increase sodium values?
Adrenal insufficiency Excess free H20 SIADH Hyperg

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