Red blood cell
What colour blood bottle should you use for FBC
Purple
Iron deficiency anaemia is a type of microcytic anaemia. True or False?
True
Name 3 types of white blood cells that you may see in FBC results
Neutrophils, Lymphocytes, Monocytes, Eosinophils, Basophils
What is the normal range of platelets?
150–450 × 10⁹/L
What colour bottle do you use for ESR test?
Purple
In macrocytic anaemia, you see ?Hb and ?MCV
low Hb, high MCV
Name 3 symptoms/signs that you may find in a patient with IDA
Headache, Atrophic glossitis, Fatigue, Hair loss, Angular stomatitis, Palpitations, SOB, Koilonychia, Pallor
An increase in white cell count (WCC) is expected following surgery. True or false?
True
Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is a cause of thrombocytopenia. True or false?
True
What colour bottle do you use for a "Group and Save" test?
Pink
Name all the components of FBC
Hb, WCC, Platelets, Red cell count, haematocrit, MCV, MCH
Name 3 signs/symptoms that you may find in a patient with Vitamin B12 deficiency
Peripheral neuropathy, Loss of vibration, Loss of proprioception, Visual changes, Mood and cognitive changes
Nutritional deficiencies (B12, folate, iron) cause leukopenia (low wcc). True or false?
True
In a pregnant woman with HELLP syndrome, you would expect to see a high platelet count. True or false.
False
What colour blood bottle should you use to check for coagulation screen?
Blue
Name 3 causes of low Hb
bleeding, nutritional deficiencies, bone marrow disorders, haemolysis, thalassaemia, sickle cell
Give 3 examples of Normocytic Anaemia causes
Acute blood loss, Anaemia of Chronic disease, Aplastic anaemia, Haemolytic anaemia, Hypothyroidism
Which type of white blood cell is useful in the management of asthma?
Eosinophils
Name 2 causes of thrombocytosis
Infection, inflammation, myeloproliferative disorders, Iron deficiency, hypersplenism/ post splenectomy, malignancy
What blood bottle colour should you use to check for paracetamol levels?
Yellow
Name 3 causes of polycythaemia
dehydration, burn, polycythaemia vera, high altitude COPD, OHS, cigarette smoking, excessive alcohol intake
When there is B12 and folate deficiency together, you should correct the Folate deficiency first before B12 deficiency. True or False?
False
Does steroids cause leucocytosis (raised WCC) or leukopenia (low WCC)?
Leucocytosis
Name 3 causes of thrombocytopenia
•Pregnancy (HELLP)
•Liver disease / cirrhosis
•Autoimmune (ITP, SLE)
•TTP / HUS / DIC
•Ethanol (alcohol), EBV (infection)
•Leukaemia / lymphoma / marrow failure
•Excess drugs (HIT, chemo)
•Transfusion-related
Spleen (hypersplenism)
What colour bottle should you use for a lactate test?
Grey