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Critical Care
CCEMTP laboratory data
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Professional
09/17/2010

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Term
Sensitivity
Definition
Positive with disease
Term
Specificity
Definition
Negative with disease
Term
Complete Blood Count
Definition

Red blood cells

 

Hemoglobin

 

Hematocrit

Term
HCT
Definition

Hematocrit

 

Volume occupied by RBCs

 

normal 40-50%

Term
Hgb
Definition

Hemoglobin

 

14.0-18.0 cells/mcl

 

Carries O2

 

Indicates blood loss

Term
RBC
Definition

Red blood cells

 

4.5-6.0 cells/mcl

 

O2 transport

Term

RBC

 

Hgb

 

HCT

Definition

5 RBC

 

15 Hgb

 

45HCT - always 3x Hgb

Term
WBC
Definition

White blood cell count

 

5,000 - 10,000 cells/mcl

 

Host defenses to fight infection

 

>40,000 indicates leukemia

Term
Differential
Definition

# of WBCs in 1 mL3 blood

 

Neutrophils - 2,500-8,000   Lymphocytes - 1,000-4,000


 Basophils - 25-100            Monocytes - 100-700


Eosinpohils - 50-500

 

 

                                                      

Term
Neutrophils
Definition

Immature - banded, unsegmented = left shift

Indicate early, active infection

 

Mature - unbanded, segmented = right shift

Term
Platelets
Definition

Thrombocytes

 

150,000-400,000 mcl

 

decreased - Alcoholic, leukemia

 

Increased - dehydration, hemorrhage

Term
BMP
Definition

Basic metabolic panel

 

electrolyte imbalances

Term
Glucose
Definition

70-110 mg/dl

 

Chief source of energy

 

Monosaccharides are chief source of energy

 

 

Decreased CBG = death for newborns

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