RBC and WBC

Question 1

What is a normal RBC count?

Answer 1

3. 6-5.0 women

4. 2-5.4 men

Question 2

What is the normal HGB?

Answer 2

Male 14-18

Female 12-16

Question 3

What is the normal HCT?

Answer 3

Male 42-52

Female 36-48

Question 4

What is the normal MCV?

Answer 4

81-99

Question 5

What is the normal MCH?

Answer 5

28.0-32.0

Question 6

What is the normal PLT?

Answer 6

150-350

Question 7

What is the normal WBC?

Answer 7

4.8-1.8

Question 8

What is the hematocrit?

Answer 8

The percentage of packed RBCs in volume of whole blood

Question 9

What is the MCV?

Answer 9

The volume of each RBC

Question 10

What does a decreased MCV mean?

Answer 10

Microcytic anemia

Like iron deficient and thalassemia

Question 11

What does an increased MCV mean?

Answer 11

Large RBCs from pernicious anemia or folic acid deficient anemia

Question 12

What does MCH mean?

Answer 12

Pale RBC or regular RBCs

Question 13

Which condition had pale RBC s ?

Answer 13

Iron deficient anemia

Question 14

What causes basophils can strippling?

Answer 14

Lead poisoning

Question 15

What does poikilocytosis mean?

Answer 15

Abnormal variation and shape of RBCs- sickle cell

Question 16

What are shistocytes?

Answer 16

Fragmented RBCs (hemolysis)

Question 17

What does anisocytosis mean?

Answer 17

Abnormal variations in sizes of RBCs

Question 18

Neutrophil are what percentage of WBC?

Answer 18

65-70%

Question 19

What does an increased neutrophil count suggest?

Answer 19

Bacterial infection

Question 20

What are bands?

Answer 20

Bands are immature WBCs they indicate an immune response

Question 21

What does left shift mean?

Answer 21

Increas d neutrophil and a infection that’s bacterial

Question 22

What does a right shift mean?

Answer 22

Increased lymphocyte count which is viral infection

Question 23

Eosinophils are what percentage of WBCs?

Answer 23

1-4%

Question 24

What does and increased eosinophils count tell you?

Answer 24

N- neoplasms
A- Allergies
A- Asthma
C- Collagen Dx
P- parasites

Question 25

What are some red flags for a severe infection?

Answer 25

Patient appears toxic
20,000-30,000 WBC
Left shift
Rapid rate of change

Question 26

What white blood cells produce cytokines limiting inflammation?

Answer 26

Eosinophils

Question 27

Basophils are what percentage of

WBCs?

Answer 27

0.5-1%

Question 28

Which WBC contains heparin, histamine, and serotonin?

Answer 28

Basophils

Question 29

If a patients neutropenia is > 1,500 are they at risk for an opportunistic infection?

Answer 29

No

Question 30

What is the cut off of neutropenia where a patient would need to be hospitalized?

Answer 30

500-1,000

Question 31

Neutrophil are what percentage of WBC?

Answer 31

65-70%

Question 32

What does an increased neutrophil count suggest?

Answer 32

Bacterial infection

Question 33

What are bands?

Answer 33

Bands are immature WBCs they indicate an immune response

Question 34

What does left shift mean?

Answer 34

Increas d neutrophil and a infection that’s bacterial

Question 35

What does a right shift mean?

Answer 35

Increased lymphocyte count which is viral infection

Question 36

Eosinophils are what percentage of WBCs?

Answer 36

1-4%

Question 37

What does and increased eosinophils count tell you?

Answer 37

N- neoplasms
A- Allergies
A- Asthma
C- Collagen Dx
P- parasites

Question 38

What are some red flags for a severe infection?

Answer 38

Patient appears toxic
20,000-30,000 WBC
Left shift
Rapid rate of change

Question 39

What white blood cells produce cytokines limiting inflammation?

Answer 39

Eosinophils

Question 40

Basophils are what percentage of

WBCs?

Answer 40

0.5-1%

Question 41

Which WBC contains heparin, histamine, and serotonin?

Answer 41

Basophils

Question 42

If a patients neutropenia is > 1,500 are they at risk for an opportunistic infection?

Answer 42

No

Question 43

What is the cut off of neutropenia where a patient would need to be hospitalized?

Answer 43

500-1,000