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| Hematocrit abbreviation | Hct
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| Hemoglobin abbreviation | Hgb
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| Hematocrit recorded value | % (percent)
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| Hemoglobin recorded value | g/dL
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| Hematocrit to Hemoglobin comparison | Hct is approximately 3 times greater than Hgb or Hgb is approximately 1/3 of Hct. (Eg. Hct of 33% = Hgb of 11 g/dL)
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| Hematocrit definition | The percentage of red blood cells in a sample
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| Buffy coat | The thin light colored line above the red blood cells after a blood sample has been centrifuged in a capillary tube
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| What diagnostic term may be used if the hematocrit and hemoglobin are below normal range? | Anemia
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| What diagnostic term may be used if the Hct and Hgb are above the normal limits? | Polycythemia vera
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| ESR is the abbreviation for... | erythrocyte sedimentation rate
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| Hct normal ranges | Adult Female: 36-45%
Adult Male: 42-52%
Neonates: 44-64%
Infants: 37-41%
Children: 35-41%
(Values may vary slightly from different reference range resources)
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| Hgb normal ranges | Adult Female: 12-16 g/dL
Adult Male: 14-18 g/dL
Neonates: 17-23 g/dL
Infants: 9-14 g/dL
Children 10-15 g/dL
(Values may vary slightly from different reference range resources)
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| RBC normal ranges | Adult Female: 4-5.5 million/mm
Adult Male: 4.5-6 million/mm
Neonates: 4.8-7.1 million/mm
Infants: 3.8-5.5 million/mm
Children 4.5-4.8 million/mm
(Values may vary slightly from different reference range resources)
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| WBC normal ranges | Adult Female: 4000-11000/mm
Adult Male: 4000-11000/mm
Neonates: 9000-30000/mm
Infants: 6000-16000/mm
Children 5000-13000/mm
(Values may vary slightly from different reference range resources)
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| Five different white blood cell in order of highest to lowest number in healthy individual | Neutrophil segmented (50-65%), Neutrophil bands (0-7%), Lymphocyte (25-40%), Monocyte (3-9%), Eosinophil 1-3%), Basophil (0-1%)
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| Red cell indices normal values | MCH 82-99 fl
MCH 26-34 pg
MCHC 31-37 g/dL
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| Sed Rate (ESR) normal values (Westergren) | Female under age 50:0-20 mm/hr
Male under age 50: 0-15 mm/hr
Female over age 50: 0-30 mm/hr
Male over age 50: 0-20 mm/hr
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| Erythryocyte sedimentation rate tests for....... | Inflamation (May be due to any cause of inflammation such as infection, rheumatoid arthritis, tuberculosis, hepatitis, cancer, multiple myeloma, rheumatic fever, lupus erythematosis)
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| The ESR is allowed to sit undisturbed to allow the cells to fall out of the plasma for exactly what period of time?q | One hour
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| Another term for thrombocyte | Platelet
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| Granulocytes (granular appearance of cytoplasm) | NeutroPHIL, eosinoPHIL, basoPHIL
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| Agranulocytes (clear appearance of cytoplasm) | MonoCYTE, LymphoCYTE
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