Complete Blood Count
It's all Differential
Metabolically, that's ridiculous
Electrolytes
Normal Ranges
100
A patient has been receiving chemotherapy for a tumor. Will the WBCs be high, low or within range?
What is low
100
A manual differential means that the blood sample was
What is placed on a slide and viewed by a person to count the specific types of different WBC's
100
Normal level for HgbA1C in a diabetic patient is
What is 7% or below For any other non-diabetic pt the normal HgbA1C is 4-5.9%
100
I am agitated, have intense thirst, decreased alertness, decreased skin turgor and sleepy. What electrolyte is abnormal? Is it high or low?
What is Sodium, high (Normal Na is 135-145)
100
Normal Sodium levels are
What are 135-145
200
My RBCs are low and I don't feel very well. My HGB and HCT are 10 and 33. The doctor says that I'm not bleeding anywhere. What is probably my diagnosis?
What is anemia RBC Norm: 4.2-5.14 (general range for M & F) HGB: 11.7-15.5 (general range) HCT:38-49 (general range)
200
Increased bands or a "shift to the left" are indicative of what?
What is an acute infection (usually bacterial)
200
What are the critical results for a blood glucose
What is <40 or >400
200
What two assessment findings are found with hypocalcemia?
What are (1) Chvostek's sign [facial muscle contraction with light tapping of the face in front of ear]and (2) Trousseau's sign [carpal spasm by inflating BP cuff above the systolic pressure for a few minutes]
200
Normal level of white blood cells
What is 4,500- 11,000
300
A patient cannot have fresh fruit, flowers, no deli meats, raw or partially cooked eggs, or dairy products. The patient would need a private room with limited visitors and staff. The nurse caring for them would wear a mask. What type of precautions is this patient on?
What is neutropenic precautions
300
What is a shift to the right indicative of?
What is an increase in mature cells (segs)
300
I am a diabetic and my doctor thinks I need a test to determine how well my blood glucose is being controlled. What test does he/she want?
What is HgbA1C
300
What is normal K+?
What is 3.5-5.0
300
Normal range of platelets
What is 150-450 (150,000-450,000 mcL)
400
Norms for HGB and HCT are (approximately)
What is 11.7-15.5 HGB and 38-49% HCT
400
Which white blood cells primarily respond to allergic crisis?
What are eosinophils [antigen-antibody reaction]
400
ESR stands for
What is Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate
400
I have had vomiting and diarrhea x5 days. What lab do you think is abnormal? High or low?
What is K+, low (<3.5)
400
Normal range of magnesium
What is 1.5-2.5
500
Name the critical alerts for white blood cells
What is <2500 or >30,000
500
These labs make up a CBC panel
What are (1) CBC {WBC w/or w/o diff + RBC}, (2)Hgb, (3)Hct, (4)platelets
500
I am an alcoholic and my doctor is worried about my pancreas. What labs should they monitor?
What is amylase and lipase
500
What lab would be drawn to assess electrolytes?
What is CMP and/or BMP
500
The normal range for white blood cells is 4,500- 11,000. If a patient had an increased level, what would that indicate?
What is infection
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