CMN 572 TESTS III CERTIFICATION TEST PAPER
2026 COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A PLUS
◉ Social Hx factors that can lead to anemia.
Answer: ETOH/drug use (PUD), Dietary habits (vegetarians), CO
poisoning, Medication use (zinc), aspirin/NSAID use
◉ All symptoms of anemia relate to....
Answer: Impaired O2 delivery
◉ Symptoms of anemia.
Answer: pallor, tachycardia, tachypnea, paresthesia, headaches,
nausea/vomiting, hematochezia, splenomegaly, mood/sleep
disturbances, pica
◉ Normal Hemoglobin Male.
Answer: 13.6-16.9
◉ Normal Hemoglobin Females.
Answer: 11.9-14.8
◉ Normal RBC count Male.
,Answer: 4.2-5.7
◉ Normal RBC count Female.
Answer: 3.8-5
◉ Normal Hematocrit Male.
Answer: 40 to 50
◉ Normal Hematocrit Female.
Answer: 35 to 43
◉ Normal MCV range.
Answer: 82.5-98
◉ Normal MCHC range.
Answer: 32.5-35.2
◉ Normal RDW range.
Answer: 11.4-13.5
◉ Normal Retic count range.
Answer: 16-130
,◉ Normal Platelet count range.
Answer: 152-360
◉ Normal WBC range.
Answer: 3.8-10.4
◉ RBCs are also known as.
Answer: Erythrocytes
◉ What does MCV measure? What terms are used for high or low
values?.
Answer: SIZE of single RBC, low MCV (below 82)=microcytic high
MCV(above 98)=macrocytic
◉ What does MCH measure? What terms are used for high or low
values?.
Answer: COLOR of single RBC
low MCH (below 32)=hypochromic
high MCH (above 35)=hyperchromic
◉ If RDW (red cell distribution width) is elevated, what can it
indicate?.
, Answer: sickle cell, reticulocytosis, transfusions
◉ Platelets are also known as.
Answer: Thrombocytes
◉ Low retic count number and what does it indicate.
Answer: below 16, indicates bone marrow failure or nutritional
deficiency
◉ High retic count number and what does it indicate.
Answer: above 100-130, indicates body trying to recover from blood
loss
◉ What is TIBC? What does it mean if it is elevated?.
Answer: Total iron binding capacity, if it is high then iron is low
◉ What is Transferrin? What does is mean if it is elevated?.
Answer: Protein that transports iron in the blood. If elevated then
think iron deficiency anemia, pregnancy, or oral contraceptive use
◉ What is the first sign (on labwork) of iron deficiency anemia?.
Answer: Low Ferritin
2026 COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A PLUS
◉ Social Hx factors that can lead to anemia.
Answer: ETOH/drug use (PUD), Dietary habits (vegetarians), CO
poisoning, Medication use (zinc), aspirin/NSAID use
◉ All symptoms of anemia relate to....
Answer: Impaired O2 delivery
◉ Symptoms of anemia.
Answer: pallor, tachycardia, tachypnea, paresthesia, headaches,
nausea/vomiting, hematochezia, splenomegaly, mood/sleep
disturbances, pica
◉ Normal Hemoglobin Male.
Answer: 13.6-16.9
◉ Normal Hemoglobin Females.
Answer: 11.9-14.8
◉ Normal RBC count Male.
,Answer: 4.2-5.7
◉ Normal RBC count Female.
Answer: 3.8-5
◉ Normal Hematocrit Male.
Answer: 40 to 50
◉ Normal Hematocrit Female.
Answer: 35 to 43
◉ Normal MCV range.
Answer: 82.5-98
◉ Normal MCHC range.
Answer: 32.5-35.2
◉ Normal RDW range.
Answer: 11.4-13.5
◉ Normal Retic count range.
Answer: 16-130
,◉ Normal Platelet count range.
Answer: 152-360
◉ Normal WBC range.
Answer: 3.8-10.4
◉ RBCs are also known as.
Answer: Erythrocytes
◉ What does MCV measure? What terms are used for high or low
values?.
Answer: SIZE of single RBC, low MCV (below 82)=microcytic high
MCV(above 98)=macrocytic
◉ What does MCH measure? What terms are used for high or low
values?.
Answer: COLOR of single RBC
low MCH (below 32)=hypochromic
high MCH (above 35)=hyperchromic
◉ If RDW (red cell distribution width) is elevated, what can it
indicate?.
, Answer: sickle cell, reticulocytosis, transfusions
◉ Platelets are also known as.
Answer: Thrombocytes
◉ Low retic count number and what does it indicate.
Answer: below 16, indicates bone marrow failure or nutritional
deficiency
◉ High retic count number and what does it indicate.
Answer: above 100-130, indicates body trying to recover from blood
loss
◉ What is TIBC? What does it mean if it is elevated?.
Answer: Total iron binding capacity, if it is high then iron is low
◉ What is Transferrin? What does is mean if it is elevated?.
Answer: Protein that transports iron in the blood. If elevated then
think iron deficiency anemia, pregnancy, or oral contraceptive use
◉ What is the first sign (on labwork) of iron deficiency anemia?.
Answer: Low Ferritin
