tutorial 1

Question 1

Complete blood count (CBC) is also known as __________.

What is CBC?

Answer 1

full blood count (FBC);

blood test used to evaluate your overall health and detect a wide range of disorders, including anaemia, infection and leukaemia

Question 2

CBC indicates the counts of:
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Answer 2

• WBCs
• RBCs
• platelets
• conc. of haemoglobin
• haematocrit (the vol. % of RBCs)

Question 3

WBC differential: counts the __________

and can also detect __________.

Answer 3

the percentage of each type of white blood cell present in your blood;
and can also detect immature white blood cells and abnormalities

Question 4

What does plasma contain?

Answer 4

• electrolytes
• proteins (eg. fibrinogen, albumin)
• organic nutrients (eg. ATP, cholesterol)
• water
• wastes (eg. uric acid, urea)

Question 5

Fluorescence flow cytometry (FFC) is used to _____________.

It provides info abt:
1)
2)

Answer 5

analyse physiological and chemical properties of cells.

It provides info abt:

1) cell size & structure
2) cell’s interior

Question 6

A high WBC count may be due to:

Answer 6

• inflammation
• infection
• leukaemia
• some myeloproliferative disorders
• some types of cancer eg. bronchogenic carcinoma
• medical rxn eg. colony-stimulating factors
• stress, allergies, tissue injury

Question 7

A low WBC count may be due to:

Answer 7

• viral infection (eg. tuberculosis, HIV)
• severe bacterial infection
• bone marrow suppression caused by treatments like chemotherapy or radiation therapy
• bone marrow diseases eg. immunodeficiences
• autoimmune disease
• anaemia
• malnutrition

Question 8

What additional test can be performed to confirm the result of CBC?

Answer 8

Histological test

Question 9

If neutrophils are low, baby is more susceptible to :

a) bacteria infection
b) viral infection
c) parasitic infection

Answer 9

a) bacteria infection