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reading blood work

Posted by daydreamer Posted on: 09/27/07

reading blood work

all those blood test numbers can be pretty abstract so i thought i'd post the norms. I wanted it to be in the news article i just posted but the formating was difficult. so this shows the normal range for the most common blood test results (please note this is from my lab's site, many labs have somewhat different norms):
WBC Count 3.5-12.5 K/u
RBC Count 3.60-5.10 M/uL
HGB 11.5-15.0 g/dL
HEMATOCRIT 34.0-46.0 %
MCV 80-100 fL
RDW, RBC 11.9-14.3 %
PLATELETS 140-400 K/uL
NEUTROPHILS MAN CNT  50-70%      
LYMPHOCYTES MAN CNT 20-50%
MONOS MAN CNT 1-11%
EOSINOPHILS MAN CNT 1-5%

it's important to note that these are Kaisers norms and my internet research reveals that most have higher low end numbers for the ranges. I've long wondered if Kaiser has different methods and therefore different ranges, or if they've lowered the bar til when they feel like they need to treat people by lowering these numbers! humm...

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  • These norms are valid for women, as far as I am aware. Those for men are different. Unfortunately I cannot tell all norms for men right now, but I remember the hemoglobin average for men is 14-18. Claus (Berlin, Germany)
    By claus on September 23, 2008 20:46

  • Claus: thank you for your comment. yes i left out that these norms are not only unique to Kaiser but are Kaisers norms for women. When i started being tested a Stanford the results were the same but they considered me anemic!
    By kayla on September 23, 2008 20:57

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