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18 Cards in this Set
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WBC
Tube color Purpose Range Increased/Decreased |
White Blood Cell Count
(Whole Blood) Tube: Lavender Purpose: assists in diagnosis and prognosis of disease Normal range: 5000 - 1000/ cu mm Increases: Leukocytosis Decreases: Leukopenia |
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RBC
Tube color Purpose Range Increased/Decreased |
Red Blood Cell Count
(Whole Blood) Tube: Lavender Purpose: assist in diagnosis of anemia and polycythemia Normal range: Male - 5-6 million/cu mm Female - 4-5 million/cu mm Increases: Polycythemia, severe burns Decreases: Anemia, leukemia |
* All of the red blood cell tests increase with polycythemia and severe burns
and Decrease with Anemia and Leukemia |
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Diff
Tube color Purpose Range Increased/Decreased |
Differential White Blood Cell Count
(FRESH whole blood) Tube: Lavender Purpose: assists in diagnosis and prognosis of disease Normal range: (Never Let Monkies Eat Bananas) Neutrophils - 50-70% Lymphcytes - 20-35% Monocytes - 3-8% Eosinophils - 1-4% Basophils - 0-1% Increases: end with phils = philia (neutrophils = neutrophilia) end with cytes = (lymphocytes = lymphocytosis) Decreases: all end with -penia (basophils = basopenia) |
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Hgb
Tube color Purpose Range Increased/Decreased |
Hemoglobin
(whole blood) Tube: Lavender Purpose: screen for presence and severity of anemia and monitor treatment for anemia Normal Range: Male- 14-18 g/100 ml Female- 12-16 g/100ml Increases: Polycythemia, severe burns Decreases: Anemia, leukemia |
* All of the red blood cell tests increase with polycythemia and severe burns
and Decrease with Anemia and Leukemia |
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Hct, HCT
Tube color Purpose Range Increased/Decreased |
Hematocrit
(whole blood) Tube: Lavender Purpose: assists in diagnosis and evaluation of anemia Normal range: 5000 - 1000/ cu mm Increases: polycythemia, shock, severe burns Decreases: anemia, leukemia |
* All of the red blood cell tests increase with polycythemia and severe burns
and Decrease with Anemia and Leukemia |
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PT
Tube color Purpose Range Increased/Decreased |
Prothrombin time
(Whole Blood) Tube: Blue (lt? dark?) Purpose: screens for coagulation disorders and to regulate pts on oral anticoagulant therapy with warfarin sodium Normal range: 11-16 sec Increases: Thrombocytosis Decreases: Thrombocytopenia |
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BUN
Tube color Purpose Increased/Decreased |
Blood urea nitrogen
(serum) Tube: Red Purpose: detect renal disease, especially glomerular functioning Normal range: N/A (Hayes Crossed Out) Increases: kidney disease Decreases: liver failure |
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Ca+
Tube color Purpose Increased/Decreased |
Blood urea nitrogen
(serum) Tube: Red Purpose: detect renal disease, especially glomerular functioning Normal range: N/A (Hayes Crossed Out) Increases: kidney disease Decreases: liver failure |
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CH
Chol |
Cholesterol
(serum) Tube: Red Purpose: atherosclerosis presence, thyroid and liver functioning Normal range: <200mg/dl Increases: atherosclerosis, hypothyroidism Decreases: Hyperthyroidism, liver disease |
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Creatinine
(serum) Tube: Red Purpose: renal functioning Normal range: 0.4-1.5 mg/dl Increases: impaired renal functioning, and other urinary shit Decreases: muscular dystrophy |
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GTT
Tube color Purpose Ranges Increased/Decreased |
Glucose Tolerance Test
(serum) Tube: Red Purpose: disorders of glucose metabolism Normal range: 30 min - 120-170 mg/dl 1 hr - 120-170 mg/dl 2 hr - 100-140 mg/dl 3 hr - <125 mg/dl Diabetes Range: 30 min - >200 1 hr - >200 2 hr - >140 3 hr - > 140 (why is is greater than?) Increases: Hyperglycemia Decreases: Hypoglycemia |
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FBS
Tube color Purpose Ranges Increased/Decreased |
Fasting Blood Sugar
(serum) Tube: Red Purpose: disorders of glucose metabolism Normal range: 70-110 mg/dl Diabetes Range: >120 mg/dl (why is is greater than?) Increases: Hyperglycemia Decreases: Hypoglycemia |
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2-hr PPBS
Tube color Purpose Ranges Increased/Decreased |
Two-hour postprandial
(serum) Tube: Red Purpose: disorders of glucose metabolism Normal range: <140 mg/dl Increases: Hyperglycemia Decreases: Hypoglycemia |
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SGOTT (AST)
Tube color Purpose Ranges Increased/Decreased |
Serum Glutamicoxaloacetic Transaminase
(What a what?) (serum) Tube: Red Purpose: detect tissue damage Normal range: 0-41 mU/ml Increases: myocardial infarction Decreases: uncontrolled diabetes mellitus with acidosis |
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FT4
(the four is supposed to be little) Tube color Purpose Ranges Increased/Decreased |
Free Thyroxine T4 (little four)
(serum) Tube: Red Purpose: assess thyroid functioning and evaluate thyroid replacement therapy Normal range: 1-2.3 mg/dl Increases: Hyperthyroidism Decreases: Hypothyroidism |
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TB
Tube color Purpose Ranges Increased/Decreased |
Total Bilirubin
(serum) Tube: Red Purpose: evaluate liver functioning and hemolytic anemia Normal range: 0.1-1.2 mg/dl Increases: liver disease Decreases: none |
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TP
Tube color Purpose Ranges Increased/Decreased |
Total Protein
(serum) Tube: Red Purpose: protein balance altering diseases and asses state of body hydration Normal range: 6.0-8.0 g/dL Increases: dehydration Decreases: severe hemorrhaging |
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UA
Tube color Purpose Ranges Increased/Decreased |
Uric Acid
(serum) Tube: Red Purpose: evaluate renal failure, gout and luekemia Normal range: 2.2-9.0 mg/dL Increases: renal failure, gout, leukemia Decreases: pts undergoing treatment with uricosuric drugs |
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