Lab Values

Question 1

Hematocrit [Hct]
female
male
criticals

Answer 1

Female: 37 - 47 %
Male: 42 - 52 %
Critical: <21, >65

Question 2

Hemoglobin [Hgb]
female
male
criticals

Answer 2

Female: 12 - 16 g/dL
Male: 14 - 18 g/dL
Critical: <7, >21

Question 3

Platelet Count
adult & children
criticals

Answer 3

Child & Adult: 150,000 - 400,000 /mm3
Critical: < 20,000, >1 million

Question 4

Mean Platelet Volume

Answer 4

7.4 - 10.4 fL (femtoliter)

Question 5

Red Blood Cell Count [RBC]
female
male

Answer 5

Female: 4.2 - 5.4 x106/u
Male: 4.7 - 6.1 x106/u

Question 6

Mean Corpuscular Volume [MCV]
adult & children

Answer 6

Child/Adult: 80 - 95 fL

Question 7

Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin [MCH]
adult & children

Answer 7

Child/Adult: 27 - 31 pg

Question 8

Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration [MCHC]
adult & children

Answer 8

Child/Adult: 32 - 36 g/dL

Question 9

Red Blood Cell Distribution [RDW]
adult

Answer 9

11 - 45%

Question 10

White Blood Cell Count [WBC]
adult & children

Answer 10

5,000 - 10,000 mm3

Question 11

WBC differential
Neutrophil % & absolute /mm3

Answer 11

55 - 70%, 2500 - 8000/mm3

Question 12

WBC Differential
Lymphocytes % & absolute /mm3

Answer 12

20 - 40%, 1000 - 4000/mm3

Question 13

WBC Differential
Monocytes % & absolute /mm3

Answer 13

2 - 8%, 100 - 700/mm3

Question 14

WBC Differential
Eosinophils % & absolute /mm3

Answer 14

1 - 4%, 50 - 500/mm3

Question 15

WBC Differential
Basophils % & absolute /mm3

Answer 15

0.5 - 1%, 25 - 100/mm3

Question 16

Alanine Aminotransferase [ALT]
adult & children units/L

Answer 16

4 - 36 units/L