| A | B |
|---|
| Stress; A crying might cause... | Elevated white blood count |
| Diet; Non fasting may have.... | Increased glucose, cholesterol and triglycerides |
| Gender; Male will have a higher.... | Red blood cell count, hemoglobin and hemacrit |
| Geographic location; People at higher altitude will have.... | Will have more red blood cells due to decreased oxygen |
| Exercise; A work out may yield a... | Increased lactic acid |
| Age; 80 year old patient comes in for a blood draw | may have increased RBC and WBC |
| Dehydration; Patient comes in for a blood draw after 3 days of a stomach virus with vomiting | Causes hemoconcentration. Falsely increases RBC, enzymes. |
| Diet; Patients serum looks very milky and cloudy | Increased fats in patients blood. |
