Nursing Lab Values 2022 {NUB 440}
Lab Normal Purpose High Level Low Level Causes
Finding Range Causes
RBC 4.5-5 million RBCs are primarily
produced in the bone
Dehydration,
cigarette smoking,
Bleeding, anemia, malnutrition,
overhydration, hemolysis,
marrow, they have a congenital heart erythropoietin deficiency, leukemia,
life span of 120 days disease, pulmonary multiple myeloma, porphyria,
and are destroyed in fibrosis, renal cell thalassemia, sickle cell anemia.
the spleen and liver. carcinoma, high
RBC production is altitudes,
regulated by polycythemia vera.
erythropoietin (EPO)
which is produced
and released from the
kidneys.
Useful in identifying
anemia and blood
loss.
WBC 5,000- 10,000 The total number of Infections, cigarette Autoimmune disorders, bone marrow
white blood cells is smoking, leukemia, deficiencies, viral diseases, liver
often used as inflammatory problems, spleen problems, severe
indicator of bacterial diseases, tissue bacterial infections, radiation therapy,
and viral infections. damage, severe SLE, anemia, rheumatoid arthritis
physical or mental
Decreased WBC stress, cushing
count is called syndrome, asthma
Leukopenia and
increased WBC count
is called
Leukocytosis.
, Hemoglobi Women: 12- Hemoglobin is an Erythrocytosis, Anemia, blood loss, Bone marrow
15 g/dL iron containing polycythemia vera, disorders, severe burns,
n compound that is the shock, dehydration, hyperthyroidism, renal dz, systemic
Lab Normal Purpose High Level Low Level Causes
Finding Range Causes
RBC 4.5-5 million RBCs are primarily
produced in the bone
Dehydration,
cigarette smoking,
Bleeding, anemia, malnutrition,
overhydration, hemolysis,
marrow, they have a congenital heart erythropoietin deficiency, leukemia,
life span of 120 days disease, pulmonary multiple myeloma, porphyria,
and are destroyed in fibrosis, renal cell thalassemia, sickle cell anemia.
the spleen and liver. carcinoma, high
RBC production is altitudes,
regulated by polycythemia vera.
erythropoietin (EPO)
which is produced
and released from the
kidneys.
Useful in identifying
anemia and blood
loss.
WBC 5,000- 10,000 The total number of Infections, cigarette Autoimmune disorders, bone marrow
white blood cells is smoking, leukemia, deficiencies, viral diseases, liver
often used as inflammatory problems, spleen problems, severe
indicator of bacterial diseases, tissue bacterial infections, radiation therapy,
and viral infections. damage, severe SLE, anemia, rheumatoid arthritis
physical or mental
Decreased WBC stress, cushing
count is called syndrome, asthma
Leukopenia and
increased WBC count
is called
Leukocytosis.
, Hemoglobi Women: 12- Hemoglobin is an Erythrocytosis, Anemia, blood loss, Bone marrow
15 g/dL iron containing polycythemia vera, disorders, severe burns,
n compound that is the shock, dehydration, hyperthyroidism, renal dz, systemic
