Nur 2102 Labs and Diagnostics Latest Update Graded A+

Nur 2102 Labs and Diagnostics Latest Update Graded A+ CBC Complete Blood Test; measures WBC, RBC, HGB, HCT, PLT, MCV, MCH, MCHC, & RDW WBC White Blood Cells; Attack & destroy microoganisms, protect body against infection, react against foreign bodies or tissues; Increased WBC count indicates an infection WBC Normal Values Adult & Child 2 years: 5,000-10,000 / mm^3 Child less than or equal to 2 years: 6200-17,000 / mm^3 Newborn: 9000-30,000 / mm^3 Differential WBC Neutrophils: 55-75% Lymphocytes: 20-40% Monocytes: 2-8% Eosinophils: 1-4% Basophils: 0.5-1% Neutrophils Phagocytosis; kills and digests bacteria Lymphocytes Fights chronic bacterial infection and acute bacterial infections; divided into T and B cells; T cells mature in thymus and are involved in cellular immunity; B cells mature in bone marrow and are involved in humoral immunity and antibody protection Monocytes Phagocytic cells capable of fighting bacteria similar to the way neutrophils do Eosinophils Involved in allergic reactions; phagocytosis of antigen-antibody complexes Basophils Involved in allergic reaction RBC Red Blood Cells; count of number of circulating RBCs in 1mm^3 of venous blood; within each RBC is hemoglobin that transports & exchanges oxygen to the tissues & CO2 from the tissues; live for 120 days RBC Normal Values Male: 4.7-6.1 million cells/mcL Female: 4.2-5.4 million cells/mcL Child: 3.8-5.3 million cells/mcL Newborn: 4.8-7.1 million cells/mcL HGB Hemoglobin; measure of total amount of HGB in the blood; serves as a vehicle for O2 & CO2 transport, the O2 carrying capacity of the blood is determined by the HGB concentration; it also acts as an important acid-base buffer system HGB Normal Values Male: 13-18 gm/dL Female: 12-16 gm/dL HCT Hematocrit; Measure of of the percentage of the total blood volume that's made up by RBCs, height of RBC column is measured after centrifugation; closely reflects HGB & RBC values HCT Normal Values Male: 42-52% Female: 37-47% Children: 30-42% Newborn: 44-64%