Worksheet - CBC

Name ____________________________ Section ____________ Date_______________________________

For this exam, consider the following as normal ranges:

Hct: 40% - 54% (Men)
Hct: 37% - 47% (Women)
MCV: 80 fl - 94 fl
MCH: 27 - 32

A middle-aged executive male has a Hct = 38%, an MCV = 104, and an MCH = 25
1. He is
a. Anemic
b. Not anemic
c. Cannot determine from the data given
2. He is
a. Leukemic
b. Not leukemic
c. Cannot determine from the data given
3. He is
a. Polycythemic
b. Not polycythemic
c. Cannot determine from the data given
4. He has a
a. Macrocytosis
b. Microcytosis
c. Normocytosis
5. His blood is
a. Hyperchromic
b. Hypochromic
c. Normochromic

A 20-year-old female has a Hct = 32%, an MCV = 78, and an MCH = 24

6. She is
a. Anemic
b. Not anemic
c. Cannot determine from the data given
7. She is
a. Polycythemic
b. Not polycythemic
c. Cannot determine from the data given
8. She has a
a. Macrocytosis
b. Microcytosis
c. Normocytosis
9. Her blood is
a. Hyperchromic
b. Hypochromic
c. Normochromic
A retired male has a Hct = 60%, an MCV = 84, and an MCH = 31
10. He is
a. Anemic
b. Not anemic
c. Cannot determine from the data given
11. He is
a. Leukemic
b. Not leukemic
c. Cannot determine from the data given
12. He is
a. Polycythemic
b. Not polycythemic
c. Cannot determine from the data given
13. He has a
a. Macrocytosis
b. Microcytosis
c. Normocytosis
14. His blood is
a. Hyperchromic
b. Hypochromic
c. Normochromic

The most likely explanation(s) for a macrocytosis would include

15. T F Folate deficiency
16. T F Hypoxemia
17. T F Iron deficiency
18. T F Vitamin B12 deficiency

19. The single most likely explanation for a microcytosis would be

a. Folate deficiency
b. Hypoxemia
c. Iron deficiency
d. Vitamin B12 deficiency
20. A lymphocytic leukemia is associated with which of the following conditions?
a. cancer of the bone-marrow
b. genetic defect
c. iron-deficient diet
d. lack of vitamin B-12
e. tapeworm infestation in the body
21. An eosinophilia is associated with which of the following conditions?
a. bleeding ulcer
b. cancer of the bone-marrow
c. iron-deficient diet
d. lack of vitamin B-12
e. tapeworm infestation in the body
22. Sickle-cell anemia is associated with which of the following conditions?
a. cancer of the bone-marrow
b. genetic defect
c. iron-deficient diet
d. lack of vitamin B-12
e. tapeworm infestation in the body