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RBC and WBC Flashcards

1
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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?

A

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?

A

Lead poisoning

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15
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What does poikilocytosis mean?

A

Abnormal variation and shape of RBCs- sickle cell

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16
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What are shistocytes?

A

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?

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65-70%

19
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What does an increased neutrophil count suggest?

A

Bacterial infection

20
Q

What are bands?

A

Bands are immature WBCs they indicate an immune response

21
Q

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
Q

Eosinophils are what percentage of WBCs?

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1-4%

24
Q

What does and increased eosinophils count tell you?

A 
N- neoplasms
A- Allergies
A- Asthma
C- Collagen Dx
P- parasites
25
Q

What are some red flags for a severe infection?

A

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

26
Q

What white blood cells produce cytokines limiting inflammation?

A

Eosinophils

27
Q

Basophils are what percentage of

WBCs?

A

0.5-1%

28
Q

Which WBC contains heparin, histamine, and serotonin?

A

Basophils

29
Q

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

A

No

30
Q

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

A

500-1,000

31
Q

Neutrophil are what percentage of WBC?

A

65-70%

32
Q

What does an increased neutrophil count suggest?

A

Bacterial infection

33
Q

What are bands?

A

Bands are immature WBCs they indicate an immune response

34
Q

What does left shift mean?

A

Increas d neutrophil and a infection that’s bacterial

35
Q

What does a right shift mean?

A

Increased lymphocyte count which is viral infection

36
Q

Eosinophils are what percentage of WBCs?

A

1-4%

37
Q

What does and increased eosinophils count tell you?

A 
N- neoplasms
A- Allergies
A- Asthma
C- Collagen Dx
P- parasites
38
Q

What are some red flags for a severe infection?

A

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

39
Q

What white blood cells produce cytokines limiting inflammation?

A

Eosinophils

40
Q

Basophils are what percentage of

WBCs?

A

0.5-1%

41
Q

Which WBC contains heparin, histamine, and serotonin?

A

Basophils

42
Q

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

A

No

43
Q

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

A

500-1,000

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