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fatigue, pallor, jaundice, and tachycardia all indicate what?
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Anemia
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Infection and fever indicate what?
Bleeding and brusing? |
WBC deficiency
decreased platelets |
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In a CBC you can test
RBC = # cells Hemoglobin - bust cells and test amount of Hb Hematocrit = ____ tube down, judge what? |
number of RBC by how thick the layer is
In RBC disorder cells won't pack together as well and appear to have more |
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What is the MCV? RDW?
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Mean cell volume
Tells you how much the cells vary in size |
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What is MCH?
What is MCHC? |
Weight of Hb in red cell (mean cell hb)
concentration of Hb in red cell (mean cell hb concentration) |
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What does MPV tell you?
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mean platelet volume - how big the platelets are
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Why do target cells form?
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More membrane than cytoplasm
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What do acanthocytes look like?
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Spiky edges on RBC
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Testing red cell chromasia is looking at how much ___ is in the cell. zone of central palor should be able 1/3 distance of cell, any more is called _____
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Hb
hypochromatic |
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Reticulocytes are young RBC with ___ in them, appear blue
Should have 1-3% reticulocytes in the blood |
RNA
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