| A | B |
|---|
| RBC | 4-6 million/cm3, increased polycythemia vera, decreased anemia |
| WBC | 5,000-10,000 mm3, increased acute infection, inflammation, leukemia, decreased overwhelming infection, viral conditions |
| Hgb | 15gm%, increased dehydration, polycythemia vera, decreased anemia |
| Hct | 42+/-5%, increased dehydration, polycythemia vera, decreased anemia |
| MCV, MCH, MCHC | 90,30,33, increased macrocytic anemia, decreased microcytic anemia |
| platelets | 200,000-350,000 mm3, increased polycythemia, trauma, blood loss, decreased anemia, extensive or severe burns, thrombocytopenia |
| neutrophils | 60%, bacteria, acute infection |
| lymphocytes | 30%, virus, chronic infection |
| monocytes | 8%, chronic infection, hodgkin's |
| eosinophils | 3%, allergies or parasites, asthma |
| basophils | 0%, heparin production, myeloid leukemia |
| shilling shift to the left | increase in band cells (immature cells) and a reduction in segs (mature cells) seen in fulminating infections and acute appendicitis |
| acid phos | indicates prostate carcinoma |
| A/G ratio | reversal indicates multiple myeloma, RA |
| albumin | increased indicates dehydration, decreased indicates nephrosis |
| alk phos | increased indicates osteoblastic lesions (bone), hepatic disease (liver), highest in paget's |
| amylase/lipase | increased indicates acute pancreatitis |
| Ana (FANA) | collagen disease (SLE, scleroderma) |
| ASO Titre | increased indicates rheumatic fever, acute glomerulonephritis |
| bilirubin | increased direct: hepatic disease, duct obstruction increased indirect: hemolytic disease, drugs, spleen |
| BUN | increased: kidney disease decreased: liver disease |
| CA | increased: hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, metastatic bone disease |
| Coombs | hemolytic disease |
| CPK (creatine) | increased: muscle necrosis (skeletal, heart, brain) |
| C- Reactive Protein | increased: tissue necrosis, atheosclerosis |
| creatinine | increased: kidney disease decreased: MD |
| Downey cell | mono (atypical lymphocyte) |
| ESR | increased: infection, temporal arteritis decreased: sickle cell, polycythemia |
| glucose (blood) | increased: DM, cushings, emotional decreased: overdose, insulin, Addison's |
| glucose (CSF) | decreased: meningitis (bacterial) |
| heterophile (Paul Bunnel) | mono |
| HCG | increased: hydatidiform mole, choriocarcinoma, seminoma, multiple pregnancy decr: ectopic preg |
| cholesterol | heart disease |
| ketones | diabetic acidosis/ starvation |
| LDH | increased: MI, MD |
| lipids atherosclerosis | increased: early starvation, DM decr: late starvation, liver disease |
| LE prep | SLE (most specific test) |
| phosphorus | inc: acromegaly, kidney, hyper D dec: rickets, hypo D, hyperparathyroidism |
| potassium | inc: addison's, kidney failure dec: renal disease, insulin, diuretics |
| protein (CSF) | incr: meningitis (viral) |
| protein | incr: MM/diabetics acidosis decr: liver disease/kidney syndromes |
| reed sternburg cell | hodgkins disease |
| SGOT (AST) | incr: MI liver |
| SGPT (ALT) | Incr: liver |
| T3/T4 | incr: hyperthyroidism decr: hypothyroidism |
| uric acid | incr: gout/kidney |
| ELISA | screening test for HIV |
| Western Blot | confirmatory test for HIV |
