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NORMAL VALUES FOR BLOOD COMPONENTS


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RBC per cubic microliter5.4 million for males; 4.8 million for females
Total WBC per cubic microliter5,000 - 10,000
Platelets per cubic microliter250,000 - 400,000
Hematocrit40 - 54 in males; 38 - 46 in females (This is the % of the blood volume that is occupied by RBC)
Hemoglobin in grams / 100 ml13.5 - 18 in males; 12 - 16 in females
% of total WBC that are neutrophils60 - 70 %
% of total WBC that are lymphocytes20 - 25 %
% of total WBC that are monocytes3 - 8 %
% of total WBC that are eosinophils2 - 4 %
% of total WBC that are basophils0.5 - 1 %
% of blood that is represented by plasma55 %
% of blood that is represented by formed elements45 %
% of plasma that is water91.5 %
Number of oxygen molecules the average RBC can carryOver 1 billion
Number of RBC that average person hasOver 300 billion
Number of new RBC that enter circulation each SECOND2 million
Number of cubic microliters / drop of bloodApproximately 50