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33 Cards in this Set
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Leukocytosis
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High wbc
Acute infection, pregnancy, leukemia, parasitic infection |
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Leukopenia
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Low wbc
Chemo, viral infection, aplastic anemia, radiation |
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Polycythemia or erythrocytosis
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High rbc
Polycythemia Vera, high altitude |
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Anemia
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Low rbc
Blood loss, leukemia, hemolysis |
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High hemoglobin
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Polycythemia Vera, high altitude
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Low hemoglobin
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Blood loss, leukemia, hemolysis
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Hematocrit
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Packed cell volume. Measure of the erythrocytes relative to total volume of whole blood sample
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High hematocrit
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High altitude, polycythemia vera
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Low hematocrit
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Blood loss, leukemia, hemolysis
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Red blood cell indices
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Mean cell volume
Mean cell hemoglobin Mean cell hemoglobin concentration |
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Mean cell volume
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Average red cell size
Norm: 80-100 femtoliters > 100 fl = macrocytic < 80 fl = microcytic |
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Mean cell hemoglobin
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Average weight of hgb
Normal = 27-32 picograms |
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MCHC
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Average concentration of hgb in red cells
<32% hypochromic >36% error or spherocytes |
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Platelet count
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Normal range 150000-400000/ microliter
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Thrombocytosis
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Post splenectomy, some chronic leukemias, polycythemia Vera, hemolytic anemia,
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Thrombocytopenia
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acute leukemia, aplastic anemia, itp or ttp, DIC, viral infection
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Red cell distribution width
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Refers to variation in size of the population of red cells.
Useful in monitoring therapy for iron deficiency anemia. 11.5-14.5% |
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Mean platelet volume
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Platelet size
6.8-10.2 fl |
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The manual differential
DIFF |
Band neutrophil, segmented neutrophil, lymphocyte, monocyte, eosinophil, basophil, rbc, wbc, plate morphology
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Neutrophils
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Phagocytosis is primary function
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Neutrophilia
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High neutrophils
Bacterial infection, chronic myelogenous leukemia |
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Neutropenia
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Low neutrophils
Viral illness, aplastic anemia |
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Eosinophils
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Pro-inflammatory cells
Can neutralize basophil products, mildly phagocytic, granules are toxic to parasites |
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Eosinophilia
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Increase eosinophils
Allergic disorders, parasitic infections |
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Eosinopenia
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Low eosinophils
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Basophils
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Enhance the immuno-inflammatory reaction.
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Basopenia
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Low basophils
Not a clinical problem |
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Basophilia
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High basophils
Allergic reactions, chronic myelogenous leukemia |
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Lymphocytes
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Immunity
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B-cells
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Humoral immunity
Antibody production |
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T-cells
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Cellular immunity
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Lymphocytopenia
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Low lymphocytes
AIDS, Hodgkin's lymphoma, |
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Lymphocytosis
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High lymphocytes
Viral infections, tb, syphilis, chronic lymphocytic leukemia |
