LAB VALUES Matching
| Hematocrit
Measures relative volume of cells and plasma in blood
N.R.= 35%-50% |
| Hematocrit
Low:
>hemorrhage
>anemia
High:
>polycythemia
>dehydration |
| White Blood Cell
Measures host defense against inflammatory agents
Infant
N.R.= 8,000-15,000/mm3
4-7 yrs. old
N.R.= 6,000-15,000/mm3
8-18 yrs. old
N.R.= 4,500-13,500/mm3 |
| White Blood Cell
Low:
>aplastic anemia
>drug toxicity
>specific infections
High:
>inflammation
>trauma toxicity
>leukemia |
| Lymphocytes
Large granular are more commonly known as the natural killer cells. Small ones are the T cells and B cells.
N.R.= 25%-30% |
| >Viral and bacterial infection
>acute & chronic lymphocytic leukemia
>antigen reaction |
| Platelets
Measures clotting potential
N.R.= 140,000-340,000/mL |
| Platelets is
increased in
>polycythemia
>leukemia
>severe hemorrhage
decreased in
>thrombocytopenia purpura |
| Urinalysis - Casts
N.R. = 1-2 per high power field |
| U/A Casts will yield
>renal tubule degeneration occuring in cardiac failure,pregnancy,hemoglobinuric-nephrosis |
| Urinalysis - Volume
N.R. = 1,000-2,000 mL/d |
| Urinalysis will be
>increased in diabetes mellitus
>chronic nephritis |
| Urinalysis - Specific gravity
Measures the degree of tubular reabsorption and dehydration
N.R. = 1.015-1.025 |
| U/A specific gravity will be
Increased in
>diabetes mellitus
Decreased in
>acute nephritis
>diabetes insipidus
>aldosteronism |
| Eosinophils
A WBC found in vertebrate blood, containing cytoplasmic granules that are easily stained by eosin or other acid dyes.
N.R.= 1%-3% |
| Eosinophils will increase in
>parasitic & allergic conditions
>blood dyscrasias
>pernicious anemia |
| Red Blood Cell
Measures oxygen-carrying capacity of blood
N.R.= 4-6 million/mm3 |
| Red Blood Cell
Low:
>hemorrhage
>anemia
High:
>polycythemia
>heart disease
>pulmonary disease |
| Basophils
A cell, especially a white blood cell, having granules that stain readily with basic dyes.
N.R.= 1%
|
| Basophils will increase in
>types of blood dyscrasias |
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