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What are the three causes of anemia? |
1. Decreased production 2. Increased destruction 3. Loss of RBCs due to bleeding |
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What should you order in suspected anemia? |
1. CBC with differential 2. Peripheral blood smear 3. Iron studies 4. B12/folic acid 5. LDH and haptoglobin 6. Reticulocyte count |
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What is a normal WBC? |
1. 4.8-10.8 |
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What is a normal RBC? |
1. 4.7-6.1 |
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What is a normal Hgb? |
1. 14-18 |
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What is a normal Hct? |
1. 42-52% |
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What is a normal MCV? |
1. 80-94 |
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What is a normal MCH? |
1. 27-31 |
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What is a normal MCHC? |
1. 32-36% |
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What is a normal platelet count? |
1. 143-365 K |
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What is a normal platelet volume? |
1. 7.4-19.4 |
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What is a normal RDW? |
1. 11.5-14.5% |
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What is RDW? |
1. Measure of variation of RBC sizes |