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NURP 532 Hematology Exam 3 Study
Guide with Complete Solutions
Normal platelet count - Answer✔✔-150,000-400,000
Thrombocytopenia - Answer✔✔-low platelet count; less than 150
platelets less than 10,000 is at risk for spontaneous....... - Answer✔✔-hemorrhage for surgery or trauma
platelets over 400,000 are at risk for - Answer✔✔-clotting
recommended first line treatment for newly diagnosed thrombocytopenia and platelet count less than
30,000 - Answer✔✔-give steroids for 21 days
Normal WBC count - Answer✔✔-5,000-10,000
WBC also called - Answer✔✔-leukocytes
Normal neutrophil count - Answer✔✔-40-60%
what does a left shift indicate in hematology? - Answer✔✔-the bands have increased indicating an
infection
what type of illness has the biggest effect on WBCs? - Answer✔✔-bacterial infection
normal lymphocyte count - Answer✔✔-20-40%
Normal monocyte count - Answer✔✔-2-8%
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Normal eosinophil count - Answer✔✔-1-4%
an abnormal eosinophil count can be caused by - Answer✔✔-allergies or parasitic infection
abnormal monocyte levels can indicate - Answer✔✔-bacterial infections or autoimmune
abnormal lymphocytes indicates - Answer✔✔-viral illness
Normal basophil count - Answer✔✔-0.5-1%
what should you be concerned with in abnormal basophils? - Answer✔✔-malignancy
-cytosis, -philia - Answer✔✔-increased numbers
-penia - Answer✔✔-decrease, deficiency
cytosis/philia=elevation
what are your concerns? - Answer✔✔-infection, stressors, malignancy
penia=decrease
what are you concerned for or looking at? - Answer✔✔-neutrophils
hep c, tb, lyme, ra, chemotherapy
Normal RBC count - Answer✔✔-3.5-5
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