CBC Lab Results
Discussion Question(s)
Respond to the questions in complete sentences.
- Explain why a physician would order both a hemoglobin and hematocrit test as a means of evaluating anemia. Be specific.
- Locate Table 48.5 and the lab report form in Fig. 48.7 in chapter 48: Analysis of Blood in your Kinn’s The Medical Assistant: An Applied Learning Approach textbook. Use the information to decide if the following results are normal or abnormal. Discuss why you select the answer using evidence and support from the resources.
- Grace Sifuentes, age 4, has a hematocrit of 38%. Is that normal, high, or low?
- Christian Washington, age 45, has a WBC count of 14,200/mm3. Is that normal, high, or low?
- Brigitte Mulrooney, age 29, has a hematocrit of 32% and a hemoglobin of 10?g/dL. Are these results normal, high, or low?
- Eleanor Jackson, age 81, has 23% bands in her white blood cell differential. Is that normal, high, or low?
- Blood Collection
Discussion Question(s)
For the discussion questions, complete the tasks below in complete sentences.
- Define plasma and serum in your own words. This should be in complete sentences.
- Explain the correct ‘order of draw’ regarding blood collection tubes and list the blood culture bottles.
- Describe the purpose of each blood collection tube.
- Light Blue Top
- Red Top
- Green Top
- Lavender Top
- Gray Top
- Create a mnemonic device or create your own saying to remember the order of the draw. Share it in the discussion.
- It is important to use a tourniquet to properly locate veins for phlebotomy. List three advantages of using a tourniquet to help locate veins.