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Hb or Hgb
Hemoglobin - measures capacity of blood to carry O 2
- Normal Values
- Women: 12-16 g/dL
- Men : 13.5 - 18 g/dL
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Hct
Hematocrit - measures packed cell volume of RBC's -expressed as a percent of the total blood volume (cells not plasma)
- Women: 38 - 47%
- Men: 40-54%
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Total RBC count
Counts number of circulating RBC's
- Women 4-5 million/ul
- Men 4.5 - 6 million/ul
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WBC count
Differential
- Measures total number of leukocytes
- Differential shows whether each kind of WBC is present in its proper proportion
- Total WBC - 4,000- 11,000/ ul
- Neutrophils: 50-70%
- Lymphocytes : 20-40%
- Monocytes: 4-8%
- Eosinophils 2-4%
- Basophils 0-2%
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Platelets
Measures number of platelets available to maintain clotting functions
150,000-400,000/ul
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Cholesterol
LDL
Triglycerides
- Cholesterol
- < 200 is desirable >240 is high
- LDL
- <100 is optimal, 100-129 is good, >190 is very high
- Triglycerides
- <150 is desirable, >500 is very high
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