NUR 3225 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Blood Film, Valine, Anagrelide
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The national institutes of health published a patient education document on the web that simplifies some very important principles of understanding lab values and neutropenia. Use the document as a resource as well as lewis to answer the questions in this study guide. You should know the normal range for cbc, in(cid:272)luding wbc"s (cid:894)with differential(cid:895), rbc, hgb, hct, and platelets. A cbc with differential breaks up the wbc by number: explain the differential and what elevations and decreases in each type of wbc indi(cid:272)ate. a. What are (cid:862)segs(cid:863) and (cid:862)(cid:271)ands(cid:863): the differential is the wbc broken down into the different types of white blood cells found in the body. It is important to remember that it is a percentage. If the wbc range is elevated to 15,000 and the neutrophil count is a normal. Refer to the mcv, mch, and mch values: very important: demonstrate an understanding of the clinical management of clients with anemias of various etiologies.
