Disorders of Erythrocytes - N5315 Advanced
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Series of blood tests that measures the amounts of various blood cells or blood cell shapes/sizes.
- Answer✔What is the CBC?
WBC, RBC, Hgb, Hct, MCV, Reticulocyte Count, Neutrophils, Lymphocytes, Monocytes,
Eosinophils, Basophils, Platelets - Answer✔What cells are measured in the CBC?
5,000-10,000 - Answer✔What is the normal range for WBC?
Males 4.7-6.1; Females 4.2-5.4 - Answer✔What is the normal range for RBC?
Measures total Hgb in blood and decrased levels indicate anemia; Males 14-18; Females 12-16 -
Answer✔What is the normal range for Hgb?
Measures percentage of total RBCs; decreased levels means anemia; Males 42%-52%; Females
37%-47% - Answer✔What is the normal range for Hct?
Mean Corpuscular Volume; measures average size of RBC; helps with classification of anemia;
80-95 mm3 - Answer✔What is the normal range for MCV?
0.5%-2%; measure of immature RBCs and is an indicator of how the bone marrow is responding
to anemia - Answer✔What is the normal range for reticulocyte count?
55-70% - Answer✔What is the normal range for neutrophils?
Immature neutrophils; normal range 0.2 mm3; an elevation indicates the presence of infection
that has resulted in a need for increased neutrophils; therefore the bands are released to meet the
demand; this is called a shift to the left - Answer✔What are bands?
20-40% - Answer✔What is the normal range for Lymphocytes?
2-8% - Answer✔What is the normal range for Monocytes?
1-4% - Answer✔What is the normal range for Eosinophils?
0.5-1.0% - Answer✔What is the normal range for Basophils?
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