LABORATORY

TESTS
COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT

Name: Jocelyn P. Latido Requesting Physician: Dr. Xandrine S. Tan
Age: 21 years old
Sex: Female
LABORATORY RESULTS INTERPRETATION
STUDIES
PATIENT’S READING NORMAL VALUES
HEMATOLOGY
COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT
Hemoglobin 11.4g/dL 12-16 g/dL Below normal due to the blood loss from the labor and delivery
Hematocrit 31.6% 42 – 52 %
Red Blood Cells 3.5 10^12/L 4.5 – 5.5 M/mm3
White Blood Cells 12.5 10^9/L 5-10 Above normal
MCV 89.3 fl 80-100 Within Normal Value
MCH 32.2 pg 26-34 Within Normal Value
MCHC 36.1% 31-36 Abnormal; related to low hemoglobin and RBC cause by delivery
DIFFERENTIAL COUNT
Segmenters 76.4% 55-65 Above normal
Lymphocytes 17.6 20 – 40 % Due to hormonal changes during and after pregnancy
Monocytes 5.2 1-10 Within Normal Value
Eosinophils 0.6% 1-4 % Abnormal; may indicate bloodstream infection after giving birth
Basophils 0.2% 1-5 Below normal
Platelet Count 243 10^3/ul 150-400 Within Normal Value
RDW-CV 13.3% 11.50 – 14.50 Within Normal Value

OTHER LABORATORY TESTING

TEST RESULT WHY IS IT ORDERED/REQUESTED BY THE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN?
HIV Negative Women are more susceptible to HIV infection during pregnancy and the early postpartum period
Hepa B Negative To break the cycle of transmission and chronic infection. Hepa B can be easily passed from a pregnant
woman with hepatitis B to her baby at birth.