Hematology+and+Oncology

Here is a review for Hematology. Look next for the alterations in Hematology Function! Here it is....what you have been waiting for... I know that our study time is limited and very precious. It is my hope that these pages will be usefull and that they can be downloaded and used as a study guide. There is no way to adequately cover Hematology and Oncology in a wiki page, especially when it is done by only one author. This page continues to be a work in progress, so stay tuned!

Here is the next installment.... we're getting there! Some more good hematology stuff...

Ok, here's the Cancer installment..

I'd like to add a summary chart of reference values for a complete blood count-
 * __Hematology Reference Values__**

RBC................Male: ..................4.4-6.0 x 106 u/l ......................Female: ...............4.0-5.0 x 106 u/l

WBC..............Adult/Child >2 yrs: 5000-10000/mm3 .....................Child <2 yrs: .........6200-17000/mm3 .....................Newborn: ..............9000-30000/mm3

Differential .....Neutrophils: ..55-70% .....................Lymphs:....... 20-40% .....................Monos:.......... 2-8% .....................Eos:.............. 1-4% .....................Basos:........... .5-1%

Hgb (Hct) .....Adult Male: .......13.5-18 g/dl (40-54%) ...................Adult Female: ....12-16 g/dl (38-47%) ..................Child 6-18 yrs: 10-15.5 g/dl (32-44%) ...........Hgb- O2 carrying protein component ..................Child 1-6 yrs: 9.5-15 g/dl (30-40%) ......................of rbcs ..................Infant 2-6 mos: 10-17 g/dl (35-50%) .............Hct- % of whole blood that is made of ..................Infant 0-2 wks: 12-20 g/dl (39-59%) .....................rbcs ..................Newborn: 14-24 g/dl (44-64%)

MCV ..........82-98 mm3 ................................................Average red cell size ......................................................................................<82= microcytic ......................................................................................>98= macrocytic

MCH ..........27-33 pg ...................................................Amt of Hgb/cell (Hgb/rbc) ........................................................................<27= hypochromic ......................................................................................>33=hyperchromic

MCHC....... 32-36% ....................................................Hgb concentration relative (Hgb/Hct) .......................................................................to size of cell

Platelets.... Adult: .......150,000-400,000/mm3 .................Child:........ 150,000-400,000/mm3 .................Infant:........200,000-475,000/mm3 .................Newborn:.. 100,000-300,000/mm3

ESR.......... Male:.... <15 mm/hr ..................Female: 0-20 mm/hr

I apologize for the spacing on this-I tried everything I know to try to make it easy to read-Casey

References: AACN (2004). Laboratory values pocket reference.[Brochure]. Aliso Viejo, CA.