NUR 2102 LABS AND DIAGNOSTICS TEST

CBC = - ANSWER Complete Blood Count


CBC - ANSWER Provides information about the hematologic system.


Provides information about different components of blood.


Screening for anaemia, infection, and other diseases


Components of CBC - ANSWER - WBC (white blood cell)
- RBC (red blood cell)
- HGB (haemoglobin)
- HCT (hematocrit)
- MCV (mean corpuscular volume)
- MCH (mean corpuscular hemoglobin)
- MCHC (mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration
- RDW (red cell distribution width)
- PLT (platelet)


HGB - ANSWER hemoglobin


HCT - ANSWER hematocrit

,MCV - ANSWER mean corpuscular volume


MCH - ANSWER mean corpuscular hemoglobin


MCHC - ANSWER mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration


RDW - ANSWER red cell distribution width


PLT - ANSWER platelet


WBC - ANSWER Leukocytes


WBC Range - ANSWER Normal between 5000-10,000


WBC count and WBC with differential- what's the difference?
Granulocytes (neutrophils) 55-75%
Lymphocytes 20-40%
Monocytes 2-8%
Eosinophils 1-4%
Basophils.5-1%


What is the primary purpose of WBCs? - ANSWER Protect the body


WBC: Too High - ANSWER Leukocytosis

, WBC: Too Low - ANSWER Leukopenia


Leukocytosis - ANSWER TOO HIGH
- Infectious diseases
- Inflammatory disease (rheumatoid arthritis or allergy
- Leukemia
- Severe emotional or physical stress
Tissue damage (SUCH AS burns)


Leukopenia - ANSWER TOO LOW
- Bone marrow failure (for example, due to infection, tumor or fibrosis)
- Presence of cytotoxic substance
- Autoimmune/collagen-vascular diseases (such as lupus)
- Disease of the liver or spleen
- Radiation exposure


RBC - ANSWER Erythrocytes


RBC main function - ANSWER transport hemoglobin
live 120 days


RBC Ranges - ANSWER Male: 4.7 to 6.1 million cells/mcL


Female: 4.2 to 5.4