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Example E18 simply records the workup and the values obtained in/an<br />

Abbreviations frequently used are:<br />

abbreviated <strong>for</strong>m.<br />

CBC =<br />

RBC =<br />

complete blood count (RBC and WBC)<br />

red blood count<br />

WBC = white blood count<br />

Hct. =<br />

hematocrit<br />

Hgb. =<br />

hemoglobin<br />

Plat. =<br />

platelets<br />

Retic.=<br />

reticulocytes<br />

PME =<br />

polymorphonuclear eosinophils (leukocyte.s)<br />

PMN = polymorphonuclear neutrophils (leukocytes)<br />

Polymorphonuclear leukocytes usually refer only to neutrophils. Notice in Example E18 that the<br />

abbreviations PME and PMN are both used.<br />

Promonocytes are immature monocytes.<br />

Check that the differential white count adds to 100%.<br />

Leukocytes<br />

PMN<br />

Percent<br />

90<br />

PME 1<br />

Mature lymphocytes 3<br />

Mature monocytes 5<br />

Promonocytes 1<br />

100%<br />

Example El9 again is a routine <strong>for</strong>m, but much more detailed and explicit than El7. The<br />

leukocytes are subdivided into granulocytes and agranulocytes which are then further subdivided.<br />

Check that the differential white count adds to 100%.<br />

Leukocytes Percent<br />

Granulocytes 59<br />

Neutrophils 57<br />

Eosinophils 1<br />

Basophils 1<br />

Agranulocytes* 41<br />

Monocytes 2<br />

Lymphocytes 39<br />

100%<br />

*The term "agranulocyte" will not be found in reports.<br />

two different types of leukocytes.<br />

We have used it here to differentiate the<br />

On the basis of what you know about the diseases associated with abnormal blood cells, abstract<br />

what you think is pertinent from the following hematology reports, then check with the abstractions<br />

on page 107.<br />

100

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