NR 570 Midterm Study set
Normal Female Hemoglobin - answer11.6-14.8
Normal Male Hemoglobin - answer13.6-16.9
Normal MCV - answer80-100
Microcytic MCV - answer<80 fL
Macrocytic MCV - answer>100 fL
normal MCHC values - answer33-37
RDW - answerred cell distribution width
microcytic anemias - answerMCV<80; thalassemia, iron deficiency, chronic
inflammatory block, sideroblastic
lead poisoning
macrocytic anemias - answerB12 deficiency
Folate deficiency
Myelodysplastic disorder (MDS)
megaloblastic anemia
liver disease
alcohol
hypothyroidism
Female Hematocrit - answer35-43%
male hematocrit - answer45-50%
normal Reticulocyte count - answer50,000uL-100,000uL
low reticulocyte count - answerbone marrow failure
high reticulocyte count - answerindicates that the bone marrow is working hard to keep
up with RBC loss
MCHC - answermean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration
normocytic anemia - answeracute blood loss
hemolysis
Normal Female Hemoglobin - answer11.6-14.8
Normal Male Hemoglobin - answer13.6-16.9
Normal MCV - answer80-100
Microcytic MCV - answer<80 fL
Macrocytic MCV - answer>100 fL
normal MCHC values - answer33-37
RDW - answerred cell distribution width
microcytic anemias - answerMCV<80; thalassemia, iron deficiency, chronic
inflammatory block, sideroblastic
lead poisoning
macrocytic anemias - answerB12 deficiency
Folate deficiency
Myelodysplastic disorder (MDS)
megaloblastic anemia
liver disease
alcohol
hypothyroidism
Female Hematocrit - answer35-43%
male hematocrit - answer45-50%
normal Reticulocyte count - answer50,000uL-100,000uL
low reticulocyte count - answerbone marrow failure
high reticulocyte count - answerindicates that the bone marrow is working hard to keep
up with RBC loss
MCHC - answermean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration
normocytic anemia - answeracute blood loss
hemolysis
