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Adult female HCT - 38%-46% Adult Male HCT - 42%-54% Basophils - Thought to be involved with allergic response, least common type. CBC fishbone - Shorthand way to list CBC results Eosinophils - Typically associated with parasites. Also plays a role in allergic response and inflammation Hb and HCT rule of thumb - Hb is about 1/3 the HCT in normal conditions Hematocrit - A ratio of the volume of red blood cells to the total volume of blood. Expressed as a percentage. Hemoglobin - Expressed in grams per deciliter of blood. A low amount is known as anemia, while a high amount is known as polycythemia Hemoglobin normal range - 13.5 - 17.5 g/dl for males 12.0 - 15.5 g/dl for females Lymphocytes - Typically associated with virus Monocytes - more associated with chronic infection, fights bacteria and fungusNeutrophils - most common type. Typically associated with bacteria, sometimes fungus. Either segmented or bands. Newborn Hct - 55%-68% One year old HCT - 29%-40% Platelets - Total count of platelets in the blood. Expressed in total count per microliter of blood Platelets normal range - 150,000 to 450,000 counts per microliter of blood polycythemia vera - a slow-growing blood cancer in which your bone marrow makes too many red blood cells. These excess cells thicken your blood, slowing its flow Reticulocyte count - Measures the "maturity" of blood. A reticulocyte is an immature RBC. Expressed as a percentage of a total count. Abnormally high number is reticulocytosis