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CONCEPTS I
TESTS USED TO ASSESS GI FUNCTION
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN | A BLOOD TEST TO DETECT PROTEIN THAT IS USUALLY FOUND IN THE FETAL GUT TISSUE. NORMAL IS LESS THAN 5ng/mL (NON-SMOKERS)INCREASED VALUES INDICATE POSSIBLE COLORECTAL CANCER, OTHER CANCERS, AND INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE |
| COMPLETE BLOOD CELL COUNTRED BLOOD CELL COUNT | BLOOD TEST TO DETERMINE SIZE, SHAPE, COLOR AND INTRACELLULAR STRUCTURE OF RED BLOOD CELLS.4.2 - 5.2 MILLION/MM3 (WOMEN)4.5 - 6.2 MILLION/MM3 (MEN)DECREASED VALUES INDICATE POSSIBLE ANEMIA OR HEMORRHAGE |
| COMPLETE BLOOD CELL COUNT HEMOGLOBIN | BLOOD TEST TO DETERMINE THE AMOUNT OF HEMOGLOBIN IN CIRCULATION. HEMOGLOBIN REFLECTS THE OXYGEN-CARRYING CAPACITY OF THE BLOOD. 12-16g/dL (WOMEN) 14-18g/dL (MEN)INCREASED VALUES INDICATE POSSIBLE HEMOCONCENTRATION, CAUSED BY DEHYDRATION.DECREASED LEVE |
| COMPLETE BLOOD CELL COUNTHEMATOCRIT |