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COMMON LABORATORY VALUES
STEPHANIE ZIELINSKI, CPNP, DNPCOMMON LABORATORY VALUESCOMMON LABORATORY VALUES LABORATORY tests are an integral part of every day practice within health care. Lab work can help assess and diagnose patients with both acute and chronic illness. COMMON LABORATORY TESTS Complete Blood Count with Differential Basic Metabolic Profile Iron Studies (TIBC, Ferritin) Thyroid Studies (TSH, Free t4) Vitamin D Lipid PanelCOMMON LABORATORY TESTS Complete Blood Count with Differential aka CBC with Diff Components of a CBC with differential: Total red blood cell count (RBC) Hemoglobin (Hgb) Hematocrit (Hct) Mean Corpuscular volume (MCV) Red blood cell distribution width (RDW) Total white blood cell count (WBC) A count (%) of each type of white blood cell (Neutrophils, Lymphocytes, Monocytes, Eosinophils, Basophils) Platelet count(The Mayo Clinic, 2016; Up to Date, 2016) COMMON LABORATORY TESTS What does each finding mean?
COMMON LABORATORY TESTS • A low level of neutrophils is Neutropenia. A low level of neutrophils can increase the risk of infection. • Neutropenia can be caused by malignancy, immunosuppression or be idiopathic. • An elevated Neutrophil count (Neutrophilia) is most commonly seen with infections, stress, smoking and after exercise.
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