Interpreting Blood Results For Nurses. Considered alone relative results may point to one disease while masking the true pathology that would be revealed by considering the results of the white cell count. This course has two distinct but interrelated and interdependent elements. In order to interpret the results of the wbc and the differential the nurse must consider both relative and absolute values of the differential. Egyptian journal of chest diseases and tuberculosis.
Let a long time registered nurse help you with understanding blood test results there are many different blood tests and interpreting blood test results is nearly impossible for the average person. Interpreting lab results is a skill that is honed over the years so don t feel a need to understand every nuance of your lab results. In order to interpret the results of the wbc and the differential the nurse must consider both relative and absolute values of the differential. Egyptian journal of chest diseases and tuberculosis. This course has two distinct but interrelated and interdependent elements. The result is dependent on the size structure and total number of red blood cells.
Here again doctors don t always agree on how to interpret the results.
White cell differential x109 l neutrophils 2 5 7 5 60 70 lymphocytes 1 5 4 0 25 30 monocytes 0 2 0 8 5 10 eosinophils 0 04 0 44 1 4 basophils up to 0 1 up to 1 rbcmale. While interpreting blood tests are best left to a physician. Considered alone relative results may point to one disease while masking the true pathology that would be revealed by considering the results of the white cell count. White cell differential x109 l neutrophils 2 5 7 5 60 70 lymphocytes 1 5 4 0 25 30 monocytes 0 2 0 8 5 10 eosinophils 0 04 0 44 1 4 basophils up to 0 1 up to 1 rbcmale. There are many variables that must be considered when interpreting the results of any laboratory or diagnostic test. To indicate levels of hiv antibodies in the blood and their nursing implications.