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| Decrease: Iron, folic acid or vitamin B12 deficiency Hemorrhage Hemolysis Leukemia Renal failure |
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Definition
| Red Blood Cell Count (males = 4.3-5.2 million/mm3 and 3.5-5.0 million/mm3 in females) |
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| Increase [polycythemia]: Polycythemia vera High altitude Congenital Heart Disease Cor pulmonale |
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Definition
| Red Blood Cell Count (males = 4.3-5.2 million/mm3 and 3.5-5.0 million/mm3 in females) |
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Definition
| Various sizes of red blood cells as seen in iron deficiency anemia |
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Definition
| Irregular shape of red blood cells as seen in iron deficiency anemia |
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Definition
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| Acanthocytes [burr cell]: |
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Definition
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Term
| Spherocytosis [small and round]: |
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Definition
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Term
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Definition
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Term
| Lead poisoning The basophilic stippling is due to blue staining granules caused by denatured nucleic proteins |
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Definition
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Definition
| Postsplenectomy Sickle Cell Disease |
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Term
| Decrease: Anemias Hemorrhage Malnutrition Pregnancy Leukemia |
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Definition
| Hemoglobin (male 14–18 gm/dL; female 12–15 gm/dL) |
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Term
| Increase: Hemoconcentration Polycythemia Burns Dehydration COPD |
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Definition
| Hemoglobin (male 14–18 gm/dL; female 12–15 gm/dL) |
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Term
| Decrease: Anemias Hemorrhage Malnutrition Pregnancy Leukemia Severe hemorrhage Hemoglobinopathies Overhydration [hemodilution] |
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Definition
| Hematocrit (male 39%-49%; female 33%-43%) |
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Term
| Increase: Hemoconcentration Polycythemia Burns Dehydration COPD |
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Definition
| Hematocrit (male 39%-49%; female 33%-43%) |
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Term
| Decrease [hypochromic]: Iron deficiency Thalassemia |
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Definition
| Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin (27 – 33 pg) |
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Term
| Increase [hyperchromic]: Hereditary spherocytosis |
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Definition
| Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin (27 – 33 pg) |
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Term
| Decreased [hypochromic]: Iron deficiency Thalassemia |
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Definition
| Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration (31-37 g/dL) |
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Term
| Increased [hyperchromic]: Hereditary spherocytosis Hypothyroidism Alcoholism Hemolysis |
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Definition
| Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration (31-37 g/dL) |
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Term
| Decrease [microcytic]: Iron deficiency Thalassemia |
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Definition
| Mean Corpuscular Volume (76-100 μm3) |
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Term
| Increase [macrocytic]: Folic acid or Vitamin B12 deficiency Alcoholism Hereditary Spherocytosis |
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Definition
| Mean Corpuscular Volume (76-100 μm3) |
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Term
| Decrease [thrombocytopenia]: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Leukemias Chemotherapy and other medications Autoimmune disorders Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura |
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Definition
| Platelets (130,000-400,000/mm3) |
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Term
| Increase: Myeloproliferative disorders Oral contraceptive use Polycythemia vera Rheumatoid Arthritis |
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Definition
| Platelets (130,000-400,000/mm3) |
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Term
| Decrease: Chronic infections Drug toxicity Bone marrow failure HIV/AIDS Sarcoidosis |
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Definition
| White Blood Cell Count and differential (3,200 – 10,000/mm3) |
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Term
| Increase: Infections Leukemias [>25,000/mm3] Arthritides Stress Tissue necrosis |
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Definition
| White Blood Cell Count and differential (3,200 – 10,000/mm3) |
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Term
| bacterial infections, trauma, inflammatory arthritides |
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Definition
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Term
| viral infections and chronic infections, multiple myeloma, infectious mononucleosis and leukemia |
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Definition
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Term
| chronic infections, ulcerative colitis and leukemias |
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Definition
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Term
| parasitic infections, eczema |
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Definition
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Term
| leukemias, polycythemia vera |
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