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Normal lab values for WBCs...
Elevation= Depression= |
5,000-10,000/mm^3
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Elevation = infection Depression = immunosuppression [drug induced (chemotherapy), leukemia] |
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Normal value range for erythrocytes...
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4.3-5.9 x 10^6 / mm^3
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*Carry oxygen *Abnormalities may indicate anemia, hypovolemia secondary to illness or trauma, hemodilution or hemoconcentration (dehydrated elderly), chronic occult hemorrhage (gastric ulcers |
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Abnormal levels due to deformity of RBCs
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Sickle cell anemia
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Importance ST knows abnormal levels of RBCs in a surgical patient
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May lead to alteration in the surgical procedure, methods of hemostasis, in wound closure, use of drains, etc
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Ortho extremity x-rays, 3 basic views:
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-AnteroPosterior (AP) view
-Lateral view -Oblique view |
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AP view (x-rays)
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AnteroPosterior: typical front to back
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-Medial laterial axis positioning |
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Lateral x-ray view
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From the side of the patient
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-Alignment in relation to the anterior and posterior half of the body -Diagnosing problems with the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spinal segments |
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Oblique x-ray view
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Tangential (with only slight relevance to the current subject) view
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