Complete Blood Count Psi Ap Biology Page 3
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6The following chart details conditions that would cause abnormal counts for each of the above blood
counts.
Test
Full Name
Low Values
High Values
RBC
Red blood cell count
Called anemia.
Called polycythemia.
Caused by:
Caused by:
Acute/chronic bleeding
Dehydration
Nutritional deficiency
Pulmonary disease
Bone marrow disorder
Smoking
Kidney failure
Hb
Hemoglobin
Anemia
Usually mirrors the RBC results.
WBC
White blood cell count
Called leukopenia.
Called leukocytosis.
Caused by:
Caused by:
Bone marrow disorders
Bacterial/viral infection
Autoimmune conditions
Inflammation
Severe infections (sepsis)
Leukemia
Immune system diseases
Allergies, asthma
(ex. HIV)
Neu
Neutrophils
Called neutropenia.
Called neutrophilia.
Caused by:
Caused by:
Sepsis
Acute bacterial infection
Autoimmune disorder
Inflammation
Leukemia
Lymph
Lymphocytes
Called lymphocytopenia.
Called lymphocytosis.
Caused by:
Caused by:
Autoimmune disorders
Acute viral infections
Infections
Certain bacterial infections
(pertussis, tuberculosis)
Toxoplasmosis
Chronic inflammatory disease
Mono
Monocytes
One low count is not
Caused by:
medically significant.
Chronic infection
Infection of the heart
Eos
Eosophils
Numbers are normally low.
Caused by:
Allergies, asthma
Parasitic infections
Inflammatory disorders
Baso
Basophils
Numbers are normally low.
Caused by:
Rare allergic reactions
Inflammation
Plt
Platelet count
Called thrombocytopenia.
Called thrombocytosis.
Caused by:
Caused by:
Viral infection
Rheumatoid arthritis
Cirrhosis
IBS
Sepsis
Leukemia
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