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LAB VALUES
CBC, HCT, HGB, etc
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Nursing
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05/02/2012
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Term
CBC includes which values:
 Definition
RBC
HGB
HCT
RBC indices
WBC
Platelets
Term
RBC VALUES
 Definition
(M) 4.7-6.1
(F) 4.2-5.4
Term
ANEMIA S/S
 Definition
HEMORRHAGE, CHRONIC BLOOD LOSS, BONE MARROW FAILURE

PALLOR, FATIGUE, CNS (HA, DIZZY), INCREASED CARDIAC WORKLOAD, DYSPNEA (SOB)
Term
ERTHROCYTOSIS S/S
 Definition
HIGH ALTITUDES, DEHYDRATION, POLYCYTHEMIA VERA
Term
HGB VALUES
 Definition
(M) 14-18
(F) 12-16

PROTEIN-IRON COMPOUND OF RBCs THAT CARRY O2
Term
HCT VALUES
 Definition
(M) 42-52%
(F) 37-47%

REFLECTS PERCENT OF TOTAL BLOOD VOLUME MADE UP OF RBCs
Term
RED BLOOD CELL INDICES
 Definition
PROVIDES INFO RE: SIZE, WEIGHT, HGB CONCENTRATION
Term
WBC VALUES
 Definition
5,000-10,000
Term
LEUKOPENIA S/S
 Definition
DECREASED WBC

TOXICITY, BONE MARROW FAILURE/SUPPRESSION, OVERWHELMING INFECTION
Term
LEUKOCYTOSIS S/S
 Definition
INCREASED WBC

INFECTIONS, INFLAMMATION
Term
NEUTROPHIL VALUE
 Definition
55-70% LEUKOCYTES/2500-8000
Term
NEUTROPENIA S/S
 Definition
DECREASED NEUTROPHILS

VIRAL INFECTION
Term
NEUTROPHILIA S/S
 Definition
INCREASED NEUTROPHILS

SHIFT TO LEFT (IMMATURE), PRESENCE OF BAND CELLS INDICATING ACUTE BACTERIAL INFECTION
Term
NEUTROPENIA NURSING CONSIDERATIONS:
 Definition
PRIVATE ROOM, GOOD HANDWASHING, REVERSE ISOLATION PRECAUTIONS, DEDICATED EQUIPMENT
Term
PHARM TREATMENT
 Definition
FILGRASTIM (NEUPOGEN) - INCREASE NEUTROPHIL PRODUCTION FROM BONE MARROW
Term
PLATELET VALUES
 Definition
150,000-400,000
Term
THROMBOCYTOPENIA S/S
 Definition
DECREASED PLATELETS

20,000 = CRITICAL
50,000 = PROLONGED BLEEDING

HYPERSPLEENISM, HEMORRAGE, MEDS (HEPARIN)
Term
THROMBOCYTOSIS S/S
 Definition
INCREASED PLATELETS

POLYCYTHEMIA VERA (MORE RBC, MORE PLATELETS), REMOVAL OF SPLEEN
Term
BUN (BLOOD UREA NITROGEN)
 Definition
INCREASED COUNT SUGGEST KIDNEY ISSUES
Term
CREATININE
 Definition
CHECKED BEFORE GLUCOPHAGE GIVEN

INCREASED WITH KIDNEY DISEASE; WILL INCREASE SOONER THAN BUN
Term
URINALYSIS
(ODOR, COLOR, pH, SPECIFIC GRAVITY, RBC/WBC/GLUCOSE PRESENCE)
 Definition
ODOR = AROMATIC
COLOR = AMBER YELLOW
pH = 4.6-8
SPECIFIC GRAVITY = 1.005-1.030 (CONCENTRATION)
RBC = NEGATIVE
WBC = 0-4 (HIGH INDICATES UTI)
GLUCOSE = NEGATIVE
Term
24 HOUR URINE
 Definition
VOID...DISCARD AND BEGIN TIMING
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