WHNP/CNM Board Prep Questions and Answers 100% Solved

WHNP/CNM Board Prep Questions and Answers 100% Solved Normal hematocrit findings 37-47% in normal adult. 33% in 1st trimester, 32% in 2nd trimester MCV average size or volume of a single RBC Normal: 80-95 mm3, normocytic microcytic (abnormally small): iron deficiency anemia, thalassemia macrocytic /abnormally large: seen w megaloblastic anemias such as vit B deficiency and folic acid deficiency MCH Mean corpuscular hemoglobin average amount or wt of Hgb within an RBC normal: 27-31 pg/cell causes for abnormalities such as with MCV MCHC Mean Corpuscular hemoglobin Concentration average concentration or percentage of Hgb within a single RBC normal: 32-36g/dL, normochromic decreased concentration or hypochromic: iron deficiency anemia and thalassemia neutrophils increased with bacterial a "shift to left" with acute bacterial infections Basophils and eosinophils allergic rxns parasitic infections UNAFFECTED by viral or bacterial infections Lymphocytes and monocytes increased with chronic bacterial and acute viral infections Normal UA results pH 4.6-8.0 Protein 0-8 spec gravity - 1.005-1.030 WBCs 0-4 per high powered field