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Basic Laboratory Interpretation - Complete Blood Count Comprehensive Metabolic Panel (CMP) Thyroid Function Tests Vitamin B12 Level Vitamin D Level Toxicology Screen Urinalysis (UA) Basic Laboratory Interpretation: Complete Blood Count - -measures RBCs, WBCs, hemoglobin, hematocrit, and platelets -includes a differential of the WBCs -In mental health, the CBC is used to rule out medical conditions that may present with symptoms that can be attributed to both medical and psychiatric diagnoses • Ex: rule out anemia as a cause for depressive symptoms and fatigue • Ex: rule out infection as a cause of acute mental status changes RBCs: 4.5-6.0 million/microliter Hemoglobin: 12-18 grams/100 mL Hematocrit: 38%-48% Reticulocytes: 0%-1.5% WBCs (total): 5000-10,000/microliter Neutrophils: 55%-70% Eosinophils: 1%-3% Basophils: 0.5%-1% Lymphocytes: 20%-35% Monocytes: 3%-8%