Harry, a 30-year-old male in good physical condition, had a routine physical examination as a requirement for purchasing a life insurance policy. A CBC was ordered with the following results: Hb 15.5 g/dL (155 g/L), Hct 47% (0.47 L/L), RBC count 11eb5b20_e103_8fe7_a06e_e35c0d21a520_SM1212_11 platelet count 11eb5b20_e103_8fe8_a06e_cd91ed493786_SM1212_11 and WBC count 11eb5b20_e103_8fe9_a06e_53f31342298e_SM1212_11 Consider how you could explain these results in a healthy male. 11eb5b20_e103_8fea_a06e_dde7a5d72584_SM1212_00 Are any of these results outside the reference interval? If so, which one(s)?

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

Edition 3ISBN: 978-0133076011

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

Edition 3ISBN: 978-0133076011

Exercise 20

Harry, a 30-year-old male in good physical condition, had a routine physical examination as a requirement for purchasing a life insurance policy. A CBC was ordered with the following results: Hb 15.5 g/dL (155 g/L), Hct 47% (0.47 L/L), RBC count

platelet count

and WBC count

Consider how you could explain these results in a healthy male.

Are any of these results outside the reference interval? If so, which one(s)?

Explanation

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The complete blood count or CBC includes...