Week 13 Blog #2

Week 13 March 28 – April 3

Saturday, April 2, 2016

4p-8p 4 Hours Interned

Sunday, April 3, 2016

11:30a-10:30p 8 Hours Interned

Objective #2:

2. Will verbally demonstrate knowledge of tests included in a CMP and CBC/diff including abnormalities, what disease process they might indicate and possible signs and symptoms that a patient might demonstrate given these values.

Signs and symptoms a patient may demonstrate to have these tests ordered in relation to abnormal values:

White Blood Cell Test

Test is ordered as part of the CBC test as part of a routine/annual check up, when an individual has recently received a new diagnosis, is on a new drug treatment that could affect these levels, or is presenting signs and symptoms of an infection. Signs, symptoms, and disease processes related to white blood cells are bone marrow disorders or damage, autoimmune conditions, severe infections, lymphoma, dietary deficiencies, HIV/AIDS, bacterial and/or viral infections, inflammation, leukemia, allergies, asthma, tissue death from traumas, burns, or heart attack, intense exercise, severe stress.