150,000-400,000

The number of platelets in your blood can be affected by many diseases. Platelets may be counted to monitor or diagnose diseases, or identify the cause of excess bleeding.

• Females 12.3–15.3 g/dL
• Males 14.0–17.5 g/dL
• Hemoglobin (Hb) (the main component of red blood cells) is a protein that carries oxygen away from the lungs to the body tissues. This test is done to diagnose or monitor the severity of various kinds of hemolytic anemia -- a low red blood cell count caused by the abnormal breakdown of red blood cells.

• Male: 35 - 49%
• Female: 38 - 44%

• Hematocrit is a blood test that measures the percentage of the volume of whole blood that is made up of red blood cells. This measurement depends on the number of red blood cells and the size of red blood cells.

  The hematocrit is almost always ordered as part of a complete blood count.

Red Blood Cells

RBC

4.2-5.1

RBCs contain hemoglobin, which carries oxygen. How much oxygen your body tissues get depends on how many RBCs you have and how well they work.

Increased: Polycythemia (too many) circulating in relation to plasma colume

Decreased: Anemia from blood loss or distruction. iron deficiency, bone marrow suppression.

White Blood Cells

WBC

4,500-11,000

Increased: infection, emotional distress, trauma

Decreased: autoimmune disease, bone marrow suppression

1.01-1.025

INCREASE:concentrated urine like with dehydration

DECREASE: Excessive fluid intake

alanine aminotransferase

ALT

10-40

Measures liver function

aspartate aminotransferase

AST

15-40

liver Function

Adult: 12-18

Neonate: 30-60

.6-1.2

Measures the amount of waste in your blood...liver function

8-21 male

10-31 Female

.5-2

therapeutic level

7.35-7.45

normal

Fasting 100-125

Random 200

Value: 20-36 seconds, depending on the type of activator used.

Evaluates how well the coagulation sequence is functioning by measuring the amount of time it takes in seconds for recalcified citated plasma to clot after partial thromboplastin is added to it.

 Usually, the aPTT is used to monitor heparin therapy and screen for coagulation disorders.

9.5-11.8

Prothrombin is a vitamin K dependent glycoprotein produced by the liver that is necessary for fibrin clot formation. PT measures the amount of time it takes in seconds for clot formation and is used to monitor response to coumidin therapy or to screen for dysfunction of the extrinsic clotting system resulting from liver disease, vitamin K deficiency or disseminated intravascular coagulation.

INR 2-3 standard for coumadin therapy

INR: 3-4.5 for high dose coumadin therapy

Is a frequently used test to measure the effects of oral anticoagulants.

Phripheral blood:

0-1 day 6mg/dl

1-2 days 8

2-5 days 12

Adult 120/80

Neonate 60-80/40-50

Adult 60-100

Neonate 100-160 when active