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NURP 532 Hematology Exam 3 with complete solutions 2024_2025.
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NURP 532 Hematology Exam 3 withcomplete solutions 2024/2025
Normal platelet count - ANSWER-150,000-400,000
Thrombocytopenia - ANSWER-low platelet count; less than 150
platelets less than 10,000 is at risk for spontaneous....... - ANSWER-hemorrhage
for surgery or trauma
platelets over 400,000 are at risk for - ANSWER-clotting
recommended first line treatment for newly diagnosed thrombocytopenia and
platelet count less than 30,000 - ANSWER-give steroids for 21 days
Normal WBC count - ANSWER-5,000-10,000
WBC also called - ANSWER-leukocytes
Normal neutrophil count - ANSWER-40-60%
what does a left shift indicate in hematology? - ANSWER-the bands have
increased indicating an infection
what type of illness has the biggest effect on WBCs? - ANSWER-bacterial
infection
normal lymphocyte count - ANSWER-20-40%
Normal monocyte count - ANSWER-2-8%
, Normal eosinophil count - ANSWER-1-4%
an abnormal eosinophil count can be caused by - ANSWER-allergies or parasitic
infection
abnormal monocyte levels can indicate - ANSWER-bacterial infections or
autoimmune
abnormal lymphocytes indicates - ANSWER-viral illness
Normal basophil count - ANSWER-0.5-1%
what should you be concerned with in abnormal basophils? - ANSWER-
malignancy
-cytosis, -philia - ANSWER-increased numbers
-penia - ANSWER-decrease, deficiency
cytosis/philia=elevation
what are your concerns? - ANSWER-infection, stressors, malignancy
penia=decrease
what are you concerned for or looking at? - ANSWER-neutrophils
hep c, tb, lyme, ra, chemotherapy
Normal RBC count - ANSWER-3.5-5
If hematocrit is a lot higher than hgb what should you think? - ANSWER-
dehydration
_________________=how big the cells are, size and volume of RBC - ANSWER-
MCV
MCV is low in - ANSWER-micro
MCV is high in - ANSWER-macro
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