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Interpreting CBC
General Diagnosis
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04/11/2013

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Term
Hemoglobin/hematocrit-low
Definition
Anemia
Term
Red Blood Cell count-low
Definition
Anemia
Term
High Hb, RBC count, hematocrit
Definition
Polycythemia
Term
MCV [microcytic] and MCHC low [hypochromic]
Definition
Iron deficiency anemia
Term
MCV raised [macrocytic] and normal MCHC
Definition
Folic acid or Vitamin B12 deficiency
Term
MCV and MCHC raised
Definition
Alcoholism and Hereditary Spherocytosis
Term
Raised WBCs >11,000
Definition
Infection
Term
Elevated neutrophils
Definition
Bacterial infection or inflammation
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Elevated lymphocytes
Definition
Viral infection or leukemia
Term
Elevated Eosinophils
Definition
Parasitic infection or allergies
Term
Elevated Monocytes
Definition
Chronic infection or Hodgkin’s lymphoma
Term
Elevated basophils
Definition
Chronic infection or leukemia
Term
Raised WBCs>25,000
Definition
Leukemia
Term
Low WBCs
Definition
Leukopenia
Term
Causes of leucopenia
Definition
Sarcoidosis, AIDS, SLE and some drugs
Term
Low platelets
Definition
Thrombocytopenia, aplastic anemia
Term
Low RBCs, WBCs and platelets
Definition
Aplastic anemia
Term
Reticulocytes raised
Definition
Normal functioning bone marrow
Term
Reticulocytes low
Definition
Hypofunctioning bone marrow
Term
Sickle cells
Definition
Sickle Cell Disease
Term
Burr cells
Definition
Liver disease
Term
Target cells
Definition
Hypochromic anemia
Term
Basophilic stippling of RBCs
Definition
Lead poisoning [plumbism]
Term
Shift to the left [more immature cells]
Definition
Infection
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