Lab Values Flashcards
Hemoglobin - males
13.0-17.5mg/dL
Hemoglobin - females
12-16mg/dL
Hematocrit - males
40-50%
Hematocrit - females
36-45%
MCV
MCV stands for mean corpuscular volume- average size of your red blood cells.
80-100Fl
RDW
measurement of the variation in size and volume of red blood cells
>14.5%
Platelet count
<150,000/mm3
Reticulocytes
Immature red blood cells
0.5-1.5%
(increase in acute bleeding)
WBC count
4,500-11,000 mm3
(increase with bacterial infection)
Neutrophils
WBCs - one of the first immune cells to respond when microorganisms enter the body, such as bacteria or viruses
55-70% (increased in bacterial infections)
Band forms
(immature WBCs)
0-5% (increase in severe bacterial infections)
Also called shift to the left
Eosinophils
> 3% (increase in allergies, parasitic disease, cancers)
TSH
0.4-5
> 5.0 mU/L (hypothyroidism)
<0.4
(hyperthyroidism)
PSA
<4 ng/ml
BPH, prostate cancer
Ferritin
15mcg/L or more
(iron deficiency anemia if lower)
ESR - men
0-22 mm/hr
(elevated in giant cell arteritis, RA, SLE)
ESR - women
0-29 mm/hr
(elevated in giant cell arteritis, RA, SLE)
CRP
Less than 0.3%
Elevated with inflammation, autoimmune diseases, risk factor for heart disease
CTnT
Elevated in MI, heart damage, heart failure
BNP
Less than 100
Elevated in heart failure
Potassium
3.5-5.5 mEq/L
(critical if below 2.5 or over 8)
MCH (mean corpuscular hemoglobin)
Average hemoglobin content in a red blood cell
MCV (mean corpuscular volume)
average volume (size) of the red blood cells
