APEA predictor questions and answers 100% pass

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APEA predictor questions and answers 100% pass Hemoglobin value (Hgb) ✔✔Males 14-17.4 g/dl Females 12-16 g/dl Hematocrit (Hct) ✔✔Males 42-52 percent Females 36-48 percent MCV ✔✔80-10 ... 0 fL RDW (red cell distribution width) ✔✔> 14.5 percent platelet count (PLT) ✔✔< 140,000/mm (increased risk for bleeding, ITP) Reticulocytes ✔✔0.5-1.5%, Circulates in the blood for about 2 days before developing into RBCs and increases with sudden loss of RBCs: decrease aplastic anemia , renal disease Increase acute bleeds, vitamin decencies iron, b12, folate Total WBC count ✔✔4,500-11,000/mm3 Increased with bacterial infections Neutrophils (or segs) ✔✔>50 percent Increased bacterial infection Band forms (immature neutrophils) ✔✔> 6 percent Severe bacterial infection Shift to left Eosinophils ✔✔>3 percent Increased allergies and intestinal parasites TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) ✔✔> 5.0 U/L Hypothyroidism, also has low serum total T4 and low T-3 resin uptake PSA ✔✔<4.0 (BPH, prostate cancer) Ferritin ✔✔<15 if/L Iron-deficiency anemia ESR (erythrocyte sedimentation rate) ✔✔<20 mm/hr Elevated (rheumatoid arthritis [Show More]

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