CBC

Question 1

RBC

Answer 1

3.5 to 5.5 in women

4.3 to 5.9 in men

Question 2

HCT

Answer 2

37 to 47 women

40 to 54 men

Question 3

Neutrophils
Lymphocytes
Monocytes
Eosinophils
Basophils

Answer 3

50 to 70
20 to 40
2 to 10
1 to 5
0 to 1

Question 4

Platelet count

Answer 4

150k to 400k
Under 70k clinically evident bleeding tendencies

Question 5

MCV is calculated how?

Answer 5

Mean corpuscular volume is HCT/RBC count

Question 6

MCV tells us what?

What is the range?

Answer 6

MCV tells us size of RBC.

Range is 80-100 FL

Question 7

MCH (ref: 27-33 pg) will parallel MCV. MCH also tells us about the size of RBCs. It is decreased and increased in what types of anemia?

Answer 7

Increases in Macrocytic anemia

Decrease in microcytic AND sometimes normocytic anemia

Question 8

MCHC tells us about?

Answer 8

Coloration of RBC.

Ref: 32-36 g/dl

Found by Hb/Hct

Question 9

RDW never decreases, what is the ref range? And what does it tell us?

Answer 9

RDW tells us variability in size of RBCs. *It is the earliest indicator for anemia.

Ref: 11-15%