Platelet & CBC Indices

Flowchart nodes

• Platelet count  150,000-400,000 cell/mm3

• Thrombocytosis  >1,000,000 cell/mm3

• Thrombocytopenia <150,000 cell/mm3 

• CBC

• RBC 5

• Male  4.2-5.9 cell/mm3

• Female  3.6-5.0 cell/mm3

• Hemoglobin (HGB)  15 g/dL

• Hematocrit  (HCT)  45 %

• Mean Corpuscular/Cell volume (MCV)    85-100 fL (size)

• Mean cell Hemoglobin Concentration (MCHC)  31-35 gm/DL (color)

• Mean Cell Hemoglobin (MCH) 27-34 pg

• Red cell distribution width 11.5-14.5

• Reticulocyte 0.5-1.5%

• Male  42-52%

• Female  36-48%

• Male  14-17.4 g/dL 

• Female  12.6-16.0 g/dL

• Small   <85 microcytosis

• Large    >100 macrocytosis

• Hypochromic  <31

• Hyperchromic  >35

• Iron Studies

• Serum Iron level 

• Total Iron Binding Capacity (TIBC) 250-450 ug/dL

• Ferritin 

• Transferrin 250-425 mg/dL

• Male  70-175 ug/dL

• Female  50-150 ug/dL

• Male  23-336 ng/mL

• Female  11-306 ng/mL

• Folate  3-13 ng/mL  (serum)

• B12/Cobalamin 280-1500 pg/mL