Clinical Laboratory Hematology 3rd Edition by Shirlyn McKenzie, Lynne Williams

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Aaron, a 2-year-old male, was seen by his pediatrician because he had a fever of 102 to 104ºF over the past 24 hours. Aaron was lethargic. Before this, he had been in good health except for two episodes of otitis.
Consider why the pediatrician might order laboratory tests and how this child's condition might affect the composition of his blood.
Aaron's physician ordered a complete blood count (CBC). The results are Hb 11.5 g/dL (115 g/L); Hct 34% (0.34 L/L).
What parameters, if any, are outside the reference intervals? Why do you have to take Aaron's age into account when evaluating these results?