reading blood work
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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