The Basics CBC, CMP, BPM, UA EXAM 1 – Questions And Answers Latest 2025.docx

The Basics: CBC, CMP, BPM, UA EXAM 1 –
Questions And Answers Latest 2025
complete blood count (CBC) -
correct answer ✅White blood cells
hemoglobin concentration
hematocrit
Platelets


Main Components of CBC -
correct answer ✅● WBC
● RBC
● Platelets


CBC: WBC -
correct answer ✅Lab provided is total WBC in a given volume of
blood
- monitor the trend
- monitor the components of various WBC


What WBC value would make you think a bacterial infection? -
correct answer ✅Bands, sets and neutrophils

,The Basics: CBC, CMP, BPM, UA EXAM 1 –
Questions And Answers Latest 2025
What WBC value would make you think a viral infection? -
correct answer ✅lymphs


What WBC value would make you think TB or Mono? -
correct answer ✅monocytes


What WBC value would make you think allergy, parasites, or
autoimmune? -
correct answer ✅eosinophils


Cause for elevation in WBC? -
correct answer ✅1. Infection
2. steroids
3. cancer/leukemia
4. catastrophic event


Infection with WBC elevation - what would you notice and what to
consider -
correct answer ✅● Left shift (bands)
● Very high consider C Diff
● Consider context and may obtain Blood cultures, CXR, UA,

, The Basics: CBC, CMP, BPM, UA EXAM 1 –
Questions And Answers Latest 2025

Steroids with WBC elevation -
correct answer ✅Elevation from demargination (60%), delayed
migration (30%)
and bands released from bone marrow (10%)


Cancer/ Leukemia with WBC elevation -
correct answer ✅Problem with production of WBC and/or that
cells
don't die: ALL, CLL, AML, CML.


Catastrophic Event with WBC elevation -
correct answer ✅Acute phase reactant


RBC's -
correct answer ✅● Biconcave disc - smooth
● Hemoglobin carries O₂
● RBC's usually live 3-4 months.
- RBC, Hgb, Hct change in tandem with each other