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Problem: CBC Lab and Blood Collection
I. Explain why a physician would order both a hemoglobin and hematocrit test as a means of evaluating anemia. Be specific.
II. 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.
A. Grace Sifuentes, age 4, has a hematocrit of 38%. Is that normal, high, or low?
B. Christian Washington, age 45, has a WBC count of 14,200/mm3. Is that normal, high, or low?
C. Brigitte Mulrooney, age 29, has a hematocrit of 32% and a hemoglobin of 10?g/dL. Are these results normal, high, or low?
D. 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.
A. Define plasma and serum in your own words. This should be in complete sentences.
B. Explain the correct 'order of draw' regarding blood collection tubes and list the blood culture bottles.
C. Describe the purpose of each blood collection tube.
a. Light Blue Top
b. Red Top
c. Green Top
d. Lavender Top
e. Gray Top
D. Create a mnemonic device or create your own saying to remember the order of the draw. Share it in the discussion.
E. It is important to use a tourniquet to properly locate veins for phlebotomy. List three advantages of using a tourniquet to help locate veins.