Lab Values Flashcards
INR
1.5-2.0
Increased by: Coumadin therapy
PTT
24-36
Increased by: bleeding disorders and heparin therapy
HGB
13-18(men) 12-16(women)
Increased by: high altitudes and intense physical training.
Decreased by: blood loss, increased destruction, nutritional deficiency, bone marrow suppression, low if HGB is abnormal, & iron deficiency anemia
PT
8.8-11.6
Increased by: liver disease, vitamin k deficiency, & Coumadin therapy
HCT
40-54(men) 38-47 (women)
Increased by: dehydration, plasma loss, polycythemia vera
Decreased by: overhydration, anemia
Platlets
150,000-400,000
Increased by: malignant tumors, polycythemia Vera, after spleenectomy
Decreased by: thrombocytopenia, chemo and radiation
Sed rate
1-9(men) 1-20(women)
Increased by: inflammatory disease
MCV & MCH
MCV: 82-98
MCH: 27-33
Increased by: macrocytic anemia
Decreased by: microcytic anemia
WBC
4,000-11,000
Increased by: infection, inflammatory conditions, medications, injury to tissue, some cancers
Decreased by: chemical toxicity, nutritional deficiencies, chronic overwhelming infection
Neutrophils
Segmented: 50-70
Bands: 0-8
Increased by: bacterial infection, physical stress, inflammatory process, tissue necrosis
Decreased by: overwhelming infection, viral infections, medications and chemotherapy
Lymphocytes
20-40
Increased by: viral infections, chronic bacterial infections, leukemia
Decreased by: AIDS, corticosteroids, autoimmune disease, severe malnutrition
Monocytes
4-8
Increased by: chronic inflammatory conditions, TB, syphilis
Eosinophils
0-4
Increased by: allergic reactions
Decreased by: steroids
Basophils
0-2
Increased by: asthma, hypothyroidism, myeloid leukemia
RBC
4.6-5.9(men) 4.2-5.4(women)
Increased by: high altitude, intense physical training
Decreased by: blood loss, increased destruction, nutritional deficiency, bone marrow suppression
