RBC and WBC Flashcards

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What is a normal RBC count?

A
  1. 6-5.0 women

4. 2-5.4 men

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2
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What is the normal HGB?

A

Male 14-18

Female 12-16

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3
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What is the normal HCT?

A

Male 42-52

Female 36-48

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4
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What is the normal MCV?

A

81-99

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5
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What is the normal MCH?

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28.0-32.0

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6
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What is the normal PLT?

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150-350

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7
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What is the normal WBC?

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4.8-1.8

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8
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What is the hematocrit?

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The percentage of packed RBCs in volume of whole blood

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9
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What is the MCV?

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The volume of each RBC

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10
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What does a decreased MCV mean?

A

Microcytic anemia

Like iron deficient and thalassemia

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11
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What does an increased MCV mean?

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Large RBCs from pernicious anemia or folic acid deficient anemia

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12
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What does MCH mean?

A

Pale RBC or regular RBCs

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13
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Which condition had pale RBC s ?

A

Iron deficient anemia

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14
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What causes basophils can strippling?

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Lead poisoning

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15
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What does poikilocytosis mean?

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Abnormal variation and shape of RBCs- sickle cell

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16
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What are shistocytes?

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Fragmented RBCs (hemolysis)

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17
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What does anisocytosis mean?

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Abnormal variations in sizes of RBCs

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18
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Neutrophil are what percentage of WBC?

19
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What does an increased neutrophil count suggest?

A

Bacterial infection

20
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What are bands?

A

Bands are immature WBCs they indicate an immune response

21
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What does left shift mean?

A

Increas d neutrophil and a infection that’s bacterial

22
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What does a right shift mean?

A

Increased lymphocyte count which is viral infection

23
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Eosinophils are what percentage of WBCs?

24
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What does and increased eosinophils count tell you?

A
N- neoplasms
A- Allergies
A- Asthma
C- Collagen Dx
P- parasites
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What are some red flags for a severe infection?
Patient appears toxic 20,000-30,000 WBC Left shift Rapid rate of change
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What white blood cells produce cytokines limiting inflammation?
Eosinophils
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Basophils are what percentage of | WBCs?
0.5-1%
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Which WBC contains heparin, histamine, and serotonin?
Basophils
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If a patients neutropenia is > 1,500 are they at risk for an opportunistic infection?
No
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What is the cut off of neutropenia where a patient would need to be hospitalized?
500-1,000
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Neutrophil are what percentage of WBC?
65-70%
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What does an increased neutrophil count suggest?
Bacterial infection
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What are bands?
Bands are immature WBCs they indicate an immune response
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What does left shift mean?
Increas d neutrophil and a infection that's bacterial
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What does a right shift mean?
Increased lymphocyte count which is viral infection
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Eosinophils are what percentage of WBCs?
1-4%
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What does and increased eosinophils count tell you?
``` N- neoplasms A- Allergies A- Asthma C- Collagen Dx P- parasites ```
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What are some red flags for a severe infection?
Patient appears toxic 20,000-30,000 WBC Left shift Rapid rate of change
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What white blood cells produce cytokines limiting inflammation?
Eosinophils
40
Basophils are what percentage of | WBCs?
0.5-1%
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Which WBC contains heparin, histamine, and serotonin?
Basophils
42
If a patients neutropenia is > 1,500 are they at risk for an opportunistic infection?
No
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What is the cut off of neutropenia where a patient would need to be hospitalized?
500-1,000