Hemoglobin [hgb]
What is Hemoglobin/ Hemoglobins function?
A protein inside red blood cells that carries oxygen from the lungs to tissues and organs in the body and carries carbon dioxide back to the lungs.
What is the average hematocrit percentage of a male.
41-53%
What do you need to remember when drawing blood to prevent using the wrong tube for the wrong sample?
Order Of Draw
what is the avg glucose level while fasting?
70 to 100 mg/dl
What is the average range of hemoglobin in a male?
13.5-17.5 g/dl
What does Hematocrit mean?
measures the percentage of red blood cells in your blood.
what is the most rare but costly mistake a phlebotomist makes in the process of drawing blood?
Misidentification of patient.
Whats the average platelet count?
150,000-400,000/mm[3]
What is the average hemoglobin in a female?
12-16 g/dl
A male patient had a hematocrit reading of 52%, a day later his blood is tested again and reads 58% hematocrit. what range should he be in?
41-53%
What 2 things do you need from the patient before draw?
Full government name and DOB
Whats the average white blood cell count?
4,500-11,000/mm[3]
What is considered low hemoglobin in a male?
under 13.5 dl/g
What is the average Hematocrit state for women?
36-46%
Why do you need to work quickly with a blood sample?
Over time blood begins to clot and can make a sample unusable.
Whats the average total cholesterol?
130-200mg/dl
A woman has a hemoglobin level of 11.7 g/dl, is this considered high or low?
It is considered low as it is under 12 g/dl.
If your bodies hematocrit is to high what physical symptom starts to appear?
Hypertension.
why is it important to maintain a sterile field?
If you contaminate a sample the test results are essentially tampered with or innacurate.
Whats the average triglyceride count?
40 to 150 mg/dl