Define Hematology Terms Flashcards

From Complex Health Alterations 1 book: Medical surgical nursing, 7th edition.

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What is the normal range for WBCs?
4.5-11
What is the normal range for RBC's?
4.3-5.7
What is the normal range for HGB?
13.2-17.3
What is the normal range for HCT?
39-49
What is the normal range for MCV?
80-100
What is the normal range for MCH?
26-36
What is the normal range for MCHC?
31-37
What is the normal range for RDW?
11-15
What is the normal range for platelets?
150-400
What is the normal range for MPV?
7.5-11.5
Name the 5 WBCs in order of most to least (mnemonic: never let monkeys eat bananas)
Neutorphils: 55-70% (funct: Phagocytosis)Lymphocytes: 20-40% (immunity B and T cell)Monocytes: 2-8%Phagocytosis, antigen production)Eosonophils: 0-4% (allergic rxn, parasitic)Basophils: 0.5-1% (inflammatory
What is plasma composed of?
Water, proteins and electrolytes
What are the formed elements in blood?
Erythrocytes (RBC), Leukocytes (WBC), Thrombocytes (platelets)
Function of a RBC?
Transport 02 and C02
Flexible in shape (easy to transport in and out of capillary)made of HGB (HEME: iron compound) that binds to 02 and C02
Function of a WBC?
Infection/immunological function