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1
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White Blood Cells

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4-11 x 10^9/L

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Red Blood Cells

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3.8-4.8 x 10^9/L

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Hemoglobin

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13.5-17.7 g/dL

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Platelet

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150-400 x 10^9/L

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MCV

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80-95 fL

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MCH

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27-32 pg

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MCHC

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32-36 g/dL

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Lymphocyte

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20-45%

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Neutrophil

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40-75%

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Hematocrit/ PCV

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36-46%

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Type of polycythemia

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  • Absolute (Primary vs Secondary)

- Relative

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Cause of microcytic anemia

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[TAILS]

  • Thalassemia
  • Anemia of chronic disease
  • IDA
  • Lead poisoning
  • Sideroblastic anemia
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Cause of normocytic anemia

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  • Anemia of chronic disease
  • Acute blood loss
  • Increase plasma volume (pregnancy, fluid overload)
  • Aplastic anemia
  • Hemolysis
  • Hypersplenism
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Cause of macrocytic anemia

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  • B12/ folate deficiency
  • Toxins (eg: alcohol)
  • Liver disease
  • Reticulocytosis
  • Pregnancy
  • Myeloma
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Problem with rising hematocrit

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> Hyperviscosity Syndrome

- associated with development of thrombi (headache, blurred vision and chest pain)

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Causes of Raised Reticulocyte + Anemia

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> Peripheral destruction

  • hemolysis
  • bleeding
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Causes of Low Reticulocyte + Anemia

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> Nutritional deficiency

  • B12/ folate
  • Iron

> Primary bone marrow disorder

  • aplastic anemia
  • bone marrow infiltration from malignancy
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Causes of Raised Reticulocyte without Anemia

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  • Compensated blood loss/ hemolysis

- Adapting to increased oxygen demand

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Causes of Leukopenia

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  • Infection: transient phenomenon in viral, HIV
  • Medication: antibiotic, immunosuppressant chemotherapy
  • Nutrient: B12/ folate, iron
  • Autoimmune
  • BM failure
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Causes of Lymphocytosis

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  • Viral infection
  • Smoking
  • Hyposplenism
  • Malignancy: leukemia/ lymphoma
  • Pertussis
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Causes of Lymphopenia

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  • Infection
  • Older age
  • Alcohol excess
  • HIV
  • Bone marrow disease
  • Medication: cytotoxic, immunosuppressant
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Causes of Eosinophilia

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  • Allergies
  • Parasitic infection
  • Asthma
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Causes of Basophilia

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  • Allergies
  • Chronic inflammation
  • Infection
  • Hypothyroidism
  • Hematological malignancies
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Causes of acute Thrombocytopenia

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  • Consumption (eg: infection, bleeding)
  • Acute viral infection
  • DIC
  • Heparin induced thrombocytopenia
  • ITP
  • Pregnancy: pre-eclampsia/ HELLP syndrome
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Sodium
137-149 mmol/L
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Potassium
3.8-5.2 mmol/L
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Chloride
97-107 mmol/L
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Urea
1.7-8.3 mmol/L
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Cause of decreased BUN
- Fluid overload - Malnutrition - Severe liver disease - SIADH
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Cause of increase BUN
> Prerenal - CCF - Shock - Vomiting - Diarrhea > Postrenal - Bilateral ureteral obstruction - Bladder outlet obstruction - Bladder dysfunction
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BUN/ Creatinine ratio
10-20
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Cause of increase BUN/ Creatinine ratio
- Heart failure - Blood loss - Dehydration
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Cause of decrease BUN/ Creatinine ratio
- Severe liver disease - SIADH - Pregnancy - Rhabdomyolysis
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Creatinine
62-133 umol/L
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Total bilirubin
<17 umol/L
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Direct bilirubin
<4.3 umol/L
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Albumin
35-50 g/L
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Globulin
20-35 g/L
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AST
1-73 U/L
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ALT
1-41 U/L
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ALP
35-125 U/L
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Total Protein
62-77 g/L
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Liver enzyme and location
- AST: Liver, cardiac muscle, skeletal muscle - ALT: Liver - ALP: Liver, bones - GGT: Liver, biliary epithelial cells
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pH
7.35 - 7.45
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pCO2
35-45
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pO2
80-100
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Base Excess (BE)
+- 3 mmol/L
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SO2
95-99% | 22-26 mmol/L
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Causes of raised anion gap
- Starvation and Uremia - Increased concentration of lactate, ketones, or renal acids - Overdoses of PCM, salicylates, methanol, or ethylene glycol
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Random blood glucose
< 8 mmol/L
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Fasting blood glucose
< 100 mg/dL
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Cholesterol
0.1 - 5.2 mmol/L
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Triglyceride
0.1 - 2.3 mmol/L
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HDL-cholesterol
0.9 - 999 mmol/L
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LDL-cholesterol
0.9 - 3.9 mmol/L
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Calcium
2.02 - 2.6 mmol/L
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Prothrombin time
11 - 16 sec
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aPTT
28 - 45 sec
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Causes of prolonged PT
- Vitamin K antagonist (eg: Warfarin) - Heparin - Vitamin K deficiency (eg: malnutrition, prolonged broad-spectrum Abx, fat malabsorption syndrome) - Liver disease - DIC - Factor deficiency (eg: factor II, V, VII, or X) - Antiphospholipid antibodies
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Causes of prolonged aPTT
- Heparin - Direct thrombin/ factor Xa inhibitor - Liver disease - DIC - vWD - Hemophilia A or B - Factor inhibitor - Lupus anticoagulant type inhibitor

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