Adapt Nursing

*RBC-used to diagnose anemia & blood dyscrasias  Male adult: 4.5 – 6.2 million/mm3  Female adult: 4.5 – 5.0 million/mm3  *HEMOGLOBIN (Hgb)- measures the severity of anemia (low Hgb) or polycythemia (high Hgb) & therapeutic regimen effectiveness  Male adult- 14- 17 g/dl  Female adult- 12.6-16 g/dl  *HEMATOCRIT (Hct)- represents the percentage of total blood volume that is made up of RBC’s  Male adult-42-52%  Female adult- 35-47%  *White Blood Cells (WBC)- body’s first line of defense against foreign bodies, tissues & other substances  4,0oo- 11,000 cells/mm3  Platelets (PLT)- produced in the bone marrow & plays a role in hemostasis. Functions in hemostatic plug formation, clot retraction & coagulation factor activation  130,000 -400,000 cells/mm3