Specimen must arrive within 24 hours of draw.
Container/Tube: Lavender-top (EDTA) tube
Specimen Volume: 5 mL of EDTA whole blood
Transport Temperature: Ambient
Collection Instructions: Forward promptly
Also known as a hemogram. Does not include a WBC differential.
WBC/Adult
3.5 - 10.5 K/µL
Critical values (automatic call-back): <2.0 K/µL or >30 K/µL
RBC
Males/Adult
4.32 - 5.72 M/µL
Females/Adult
3.90 - 5.03 M/µL
Critical value: >9.9 M/µL
HEMOGLOBIN
Males/Adult
13.5 - 17.5 g/dL
Females
12.0 - 15.5 g/dL
Critical values (automatic call-back): <7.0 g/dL or >20 g/dL
HEMATOCRIT
Males/Adult
38.8 - 50.0%
Females/Adult
34.9 - 44.5%
PLATELET COUNT/Adult
150-450 K/µL
Critical values (automatic call-back): <40 K/µL or >1,000 K/µL
Monday through Sunday
Available STAT
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