Labs

Question 1

CBC Fishbone

Answer 1

Hgb over hct

Right platletes
Left wbc

Question 2

Approximate normal hct

Answer 2

3x hgb

Question 3

Elevated H/H

Answer 3

Dehydration, COPD, high altitude, or polycythemia

Question 4

Leukocytosis

Answer 4

> 10K

Bacterial infection, inflammation, neoplasm, steroid use

Question 5

Leukopenia

Answer 5

<5K

Viral infection, overwhelming bacterial infection, bone marrow failure, drug toxicity, autoimmune dz

Question 6

Neutrophils

Answer 6

Bacterial infections

Question 7

Eosinophils

Answer 7

Fungal

Parasitic

Allergic

Question 8

Basophils

Answer 8

Allergic

Question 9

Lymphocytes

Answer 9

Viral

Question 10

Monocytes

Answer 10

Severe infections

Chronic inflammation

Question 11

Reactive thrombocytosis causes

Answer 11

Acute blood loss, malignancy, inflammatory conditions, trauma, infection

Question 12

Polycythemia Vera

Answer 12

Elevated h/h and platelets

Chronic Myeloproliferayive neoplasm

Question 13

BUN interpretation

Answer 13

Low in liver dz, overhydration, low protein diet

elevated in renal dz, UGIB, and high protein diet

Question 14

Cr has in inverse relationship with

Answer 14

GFR

Question 15

BUN/Cr ratios

Answer 15

> 20:1 prerenal/perfusion

10:1 intrinsic renal/filtration

Variable post renal/obstruction

Question 16

Albumin is produced in the

Answer 16

Liver

Question 17

Globulins are mainly produced in the

Answer 17

Bone marrow and lymph tissues

Question 18

Total protein =

Answer 18

Globulin + Albumin

Question 19

Hepatocellular pattern

Answer 19

AST&ALT > ALP

Question 20

Cholestatic pattern

Answer 20

ALP > AST &ALT