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Laboratory Test: WBC (White Blood Cells) Count (Leukocyte)
What is it? |
Body’s immune system
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Laboratory Test: WBC (White Blood Cells) Count (Leukocyte)
What are normal lab values? |
4500- 11,000/ml
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Laboratory Test: WBC (White Blood Cells) Count (Leukocyte)
What is considered "Low" WBC counts and what does it mean? |
Low level Leukocyte:
Less than 1000/mm3 Susceptible to infections. Reverse Isolation to protect pt (wear a mask). Less than 5000 w fever (no exercise) |
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Laboratory Test: WBC (White Blood Cells) Count (Leukocyte)
What is considered "Low" WBC counts and what does it mean? |
Leukocyte:
Greater than 5000mm3 Light exercise, progress as tolerated High indicates the body is fighting a potential infection. |
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Laboratory Test: Neutrophils
What is it? |
Makes up 50-60% of WBC
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Laboratory Test: Neutrophils
What are normal lab values? |
1800- 7000/mm3
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Laboratory Test: Neutrophils
What is considered "low" and what does it mean? |
Neutrophils:
Less than 500/mm3 Susceptible to infections. Reverse Isolation to protect pt (wear a mask). |
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Laboratory Test:RBC (Red Blood Cell) Count
What is it? |
Body’s O2 carrying capacity
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Laboratory Test:
What are normal values? |
4.1-5.3 million/mm3
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Laboratory Test:Hematocrit (HCT or “crit”)
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what is it?
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Lab test: WBC
What is it? |
Body's immune system
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Lab test: WBC
What are the normal values? |
4500-11,000/ml
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Lab test: WBC
What is considered "low" and what does it mean? |
Leukocyte:
Less than 1000/mm3 Susceptible to infections. Reverse Isolation to protect pt (wear a mask). Less than 5000 w fever (no exercise) |
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Lab test: WBC
What is considered "high" and what does it mean? |
Leukocyte:
Greater than 5000mm3 Light exercise, progress as tolerated High indicates the body is fighting a potential infection. |
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Lab test: Neutrophils
What it it? |
Makes up 50-60% of WBC
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Lab test: Neutrophils
What are normal values? |
1800- 7000/mm3
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Lab test: Neutrophils
What is considered "low" and what does it mean? |
Neutrophils:
Less than 500/mm3 Susceptible to infections. Reverse Isolation to protect pt (wear a mask). |
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Lab test: RBC (Red Blood Cell) Count
What is it? |
Body’s O2 carrying capacity
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Lab test: RBC (Red Blood Cell) Count
What are the normal lab values? |
4.1-5.3 million/mm3
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Lab test: Hematocrit (HCT or “crit”)
What is it? |
% of RBC out of the total blood volume
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Lab test: Hematocrit (HCT or “crit”)
What is it? |
% of RBC out of the total blood volume
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Lab test: Hematocrit (HCT or “crit”)
What are normal lab values? |
36- 49%
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Lab test: Hematocrit (HCT or “crit”)
What is considered "low" and what does it mean? |
Less than 25% (no exercise)
Greater than 25% (light exercise; nonresistive) Pt will present with weakness, dizziness and poor function. |
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Lab test: Hemoglobin (Hgb)
What is it? |
Molecules in RBCs that carry O2
Rule of 3: Hgb x 3= Hct |
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Lab test: Hemoglobin (Hgb)
What are normal lab values? |
12- 18 g/dl
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Lab test: Hemoglobin (Hgb)
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Less than 8 g/dl (no exercise)
8- 10 g/dl (light exercise; nonresistive) Pt will present with weakness, dizziness and poor function. |
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Lab test: Platelets Count
What is it? |
Measure of clotting
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Lab test: Platelets Count
What are normal lab values |
2.5- 3 for safe activity and exercise
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150,000- 400,000/mm3
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Lab test: Platelets Count
What is considered low and what should be done? |
Less then 20,000 (no exercise)
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Lab test: INR: International Normalized Ratio; PT: Prothrombin Time)
What is it? |
Measure of clotting
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Lab test: INR: International Normalized Ratio; PT: Prothrombin Time)
What are normal lab values? |
2.5- 3 for safe activity and exercise
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Lab test: Rheumatoid Factor
What is it? |
Antibody secreted by certain tissue cells
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Lab test: Rheumatoid Factor
What are the low and high percentages in RA patients? |
Low: Decreased in 7% of RA pt
High:Increased in 85% of RA pt |
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Lab test: SED rate
(ESR Erythrocytic Sedimentation Rate) What is it? |
Measures speed at which clumps of RBC fall to the bottom of a test tube
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Lab test: SED rate
(ESR Erythrocytic Sedimentation Rate) What is considered high? |
More than 20- 28 mm/hr there is active inflammation
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