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What is a CBC (Venous Blood Sample)
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Complete Blood Count
-measurement of all major ingredients in blood examples include: RBC, WBC, hemoglobin, Hematocrit |
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Erythrocytes (RBC) Count? and what does it Carry
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4-6 million
Carries Hbg/ oxygen |
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High RBC is called?
why do they increase? |
Polycythemia
- increase with chronic tissue Hypoxemia causes more |
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Low RBC?
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Anemia
Can't get as much 02 to the tissues |
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Hemoglobin/Hbg count? and what does it carry?
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12-18 gm/100ml of blood
major carrier of 02 to in blood carries 02 to tissues |
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HCT/ Hematocrit
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Spin whole Blood and measure the % of RBCs to the original blood volume
Normal: 40-50% |
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Leucocytes(WBC) count and function?
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5-10 thousand/mm3
part of Body's immune system in fighting infection |
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Eosinophils
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2%--increased with allergic reaction/asthma attack
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Neutrophils
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Major WBC-Responsible for fighting Bacterial organisms or inflammations (burns)
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Monocytes
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Associated with TB, Increased with chronic infection and malignancies
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lymphocytes
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30% increased with Viral infection
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Basophils
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1%- increase with Bone Marrow Disease
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NA+ (Sodium)
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135-145
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Hyponatremia
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Low NA+- fluid loss from diuretics, vomiting, diarrhea,
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Hypernatremia
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High NA+- Dehydrtion, High sodium intake
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