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Case Study 1B

Case Study 1B

Q This case study is worth 45 points. You should be able to answer the majority of the questions using your lab manual. However, since this course is now online, you may of course Google some of your answers (I know you will!) SO that means you must cite your sources for your answers! If you copy and past from the internet, Canvas will FLAG it as plagiarism! Step 1- Complete your assigned case study (assigned by last name) Step 2- Upload it to this assignment area If you are not sure how to do this, click on the link for more assistance https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-10663-421254353 (Links to an external site.) Step 3- Submit the assignment Rubric Rubric for ONLINE 231 Lab Case Studies Rubric for ONLINE 231 Lab Case Studies Criteria Ratings Pts This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeFollows Instructions (submitted on time) 10 pts Full Marks 0 pts No Marks 10 pts This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeCompletion (answered all questions with correct grammar and MATH) 30 to >0.0 pts Full Marks 0 pts No Marks 30 pts This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeReferences Cited (when needed) OR Correct use of Index Ranges and Values 5 to >0.0 pts Full Marks 0 pts No Marks 5 pts Total Points: 45 Case 1B Kristin Gates is 7 months pregnant. On a regular doctor visit, she mentioned she’d been feeling fatigued & dizzy. She has no fever & otherwise appears normal. Her pregnancy is progressing normally. The doctor ordered a CBC and a blood smear. Below are the results from her CBC. Record whether the values are high, low, or normal. Measurement Result Unit Level (high, low or normal) WBC 8.6 x103/mcL RBC 6.5 x106/mcL Hemoglobin 10.4 g/dL Hematocrit 50 % MCV fL/cell MCH pg/cell MCHC % Platelets 351 x103/mcL Neutrophils 61 % Lymphocytes 32 % Monocytes 4 % Eosinophils 2.5 % Basophils 0.5 % Neutrophils (Absolute) 5.246 x103/mcL Lymphs (Absolute) 2.752 x103/mcL Monocytes (Absolute) 0.344 x103/mcL Eos (Absolute) 0.215 x103/mcL Baso (Absolute) 0.043 x103/mcL 1. Calculate the MCV, MCH, & MCHC. (Show your work.) Make sure to note either here or in the table whether the values are high, low or normal. 2. List the words you would use to correctly describe the RBCs. 3. What information in her history is the most significant to explaining Kristin’s diagnosis & symptoms? 4. Examine the blood smear below. What is your diagnosis? 5. How would you treat this patient?

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Kristin Gates is 7 months pregnant. On a regular doctor visit, she mentioned she’d been feeling fatigued & dizzy. She has no fever & otherwise appears normal. Her pregnancy is progressing normally. The doctor ordered a CBC and a blood smear. Below are the results from her CBC. Record whether the values are high, low, or normal. Measurement Result Unit Level (high, low or normal) WBC 8.6 x103/mcL Normal RBC 6.5 x106/mcL High Hemoglobin 10.4 g/dL Low Hematocrit 50 % High MCV fL/cell MCH pg/cell