Labs & Values (As per Jarrod) Flashcards
What can cause a high RBC count?
Polycythemia
May be due to high altitude or COPD
Normal RBC value?
Men: 4.2 – 5.6 million
Women: 3.8 – 5.1 million
What can cause a low RBC count?
Aplastic anemia, abnormal suppression (like from antiretroviral drugs or chemotherapy), problems with the bone marrow.
What can cause a high WCB count?
- Infection
- Leukemia
- Steroids
What can cause a low WBC count?
- Immune Deficiency
- Viral Infections
What is a normal WBC count?
3.8 – 11 Thousand
The same for men and women
What can cause high Hemoglobin?
Any condition or environment in which your body requires an increased oxygen-carrying capacity. A common cause is smoking.
What can cause low Hemoglobin?
- Anemia
- Blood Loss
- Overhydration
What can cause a high Hematocrit?
- Dehydration
- Polycythemia
What can cause a low Hematocrit?
- Overhydration
- Anemia
- Blood Loss
Normal Hematocrit value?
Men: 39 – 54%
Women: 34 –47%
What can cause a high bands lab value?
Bacterial Infection
What can cause low bands lab value?
- Typhoid
- Tularemia
What does ‘bands’ refer to in blood work?
Bands are an immature form of neutrophils essential for fighting disease and so produced in excess during an infection.
What can cause a high Segs lab value?
- Bacterial Infection
- Severe Stress
What can cause a low Segs lab value?
- Typhoid
- Tularemia
- Brucellosis
- Cancer
- Bone Marrow ⇓
What can cause a high Eosinophils lab value?
- Leukemia
- Parasite Infection
What can cause a low Eosinophils lab value?
Corticosteroid Therapy
What are Eosinophils?
A type of WBC mainly seen when fighting a parasitic infection, in an allergic reaction, or when diagnosed with leukemia.
What can cause a high Basophils lab value?
Leukemia
What can cause a low Basophils lab value?
- Allergic Reaction
- Corticosteroid Therapy
What are Basophiles?
WCBs that release histamine during an allergic reaction or asthma attack. Also act as “immune surveillance” with some ability to detect and destroy early cancer cells.
What can cause a high Lymphocytes lab value?
- Viral Infection
- Leukemia
What can cause a low Lymphocytes lab value?
- HIV/AIDS
- Autoimmune Disease
What are Lymphocytes?
Natural killer cells, T cells, and B cells