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Normal Lab Values:
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WBC - White Blood Cells 4.0-10.0
RBC - Red Blood Cells 4.7- 6.1
Hgb - Hemoglobin 12.0-18.0
Hct - Hematocrit 42.0-52.0
Plt - Platelets 100-400
Ntp - Neutrophils 50-70%
Bst - Blasts (cancer) 0%
Rnd - Round of Chemo Sequence (1 - 4: 4 rounds of 2, 3-wk cycles)
Cyc - Cycle of Chemo (A or B: 2 different regimens of chemo drugs)
Day - Sequential Chemo Day (1 - 21: each cycle is roughly 3 wks)
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Dt WBC RBC Hgb Hct Plt Ntp Bst Rnd Cyc Day
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6/01 7.4 3.57 10.5 29.2 30 17% 26% - - -
6/02 4.9 3.15 9.4 25.7 23 - - - - -
6/03 5.4 3.18 9.5 26.1 26 - - - - -
6/04 5.8 2.97 8.7 24.6 20 18% 14% 1 A 1
6/05 5.1 2.64 7.9 21.7 57 33% 10% 1 A 2
6/06 7.6 3.63 10.9 31.2 53 34% 6% 1 A 3
6/07 6.6 3.09 9.4 26.1 43 55% 3% 1 A 4
6/08 5.4 3.20 9.6 27.1 43 42% 7% 1 A 5
6/09 5.0 3.36 9.8 28.4 43 63% 4% 1 A 6
6/10 2.5 3.30 9.7 27.4 30 54% 2% 1 A 7
6/11 1.7 3.11 9.1 25.7 21 40% 0% 1 A 8
6/12 1.1 3.18 9.4 26.3 19 10% 0% 1 A 9
6/13 0.9 2.92 8.5 24.7 17 1% 0% 1 A 10
6/14 0.9 3.10 9.1 26.3 14 0% 0% 1 A 11
6/15 0.8 2.95 8.8 24.4 10 0% 0% 1 A 12
6/16 0.4 2.82 8.3 23.5 49 5% 0% 1 A 13
6/17 0.5 2.69 8.0 21.9 47 47% 1% 1 A 14
6/18 1.1 2.93 8.7 24.5 68 57% 0% 1 A 15
6/19a 1.3 2.44 7.3 20.3 71 69% 0% 1 A 16
6/19b 2.0 2.74 8.2 22.5 104 69% 0% 1 A 17
6/20 2.2 2.64 7.7 21.8 103 55% 0% 1 A 18
6/21 2.7 3.24 9.7 27.0 136 50% 0% 1 A 19
6/22 2.8 3.17 9.5 27.2 160 42% 0% 1 B 1
6/23 2.6 3.02 9.0 25.6 218 - 0% 1 B 2
6/24 2.6 2.87 8.6 24.2 229 93% 0% 1 B 3
6/25 4.0 2.74 8.3 23.4 225 100% 0% 1 B 4
6/26 9.3 3.46 10.4 30.6 165 97% 0% 1 B 5
6/27 ---------------no blood drawn---------------------- 1 B 6
6/28 ---------------no blood drawn---------------------- 1 B 7
6/29 ---------------no blood drawn---------------------- 1 B 8
6/30 ---------------no blood drawn---------------------- 1 B 9
7/01 ---------------no blood drawn---------------------- 1 B 10
7/02 0.3 2.83 8.1 23.6 0 - - 1 B 11
7/03 0.5 3.00 9.0 25.3 20 - - 1 B 12
7/04 0.6 2.97 8.7 25.5 13 16% 0% 1 B 13
7/05 3.6 3.13 9.4 26.2 31 63% 4% 1 B 14
7/06 14.6 2.95 8.9 25.4 57 - - 1 B 15
7/07 - - - - - - - 1 B 16
7/08 17.1 2.92 8.7 24.6 136 72% 3% - - -
7/09 15.0 2.86 8.5 24.2 101 78% 2% - - -
7/10 14.0 3.63 10.6 31.0 131 80% 3% - - -
7/11 ---------------no blood drawn----------------------
7/12 10.7 3.78 11.4 32.0 270 89% 0% - - -
7/13 ---------------no blood drawn----------------------
7/14 ---------------no blood drawn----------------------
7/15 ---------------no blood drawn----------------------
7/16 5.7 4.32 12.5 36.6 419 - - - - -
7/17 ---------------no blood drawn----------------------
7/18 ---------------no blood drawn----------------------
7/19 7.9 4.05 11.8 34.7 401 - - - - -
7/20 ---------------no blood drawn----------------------
7/21 ---------------no blood drawn----------------------
7/22 ---------------no blood drawn---------------------- 2 A 1
7/23 5.7 3.80 11.6 33.2 300 70% 0% 2 A 2
7/24 ---------------no blood drawn---------------------- 2 A 3
7/25 21.5 3.62 11.2 31.8 276 - - 2 A 4
7/26 15.6 3.49 10.5 30.5 240 - - 2 A 5
7/27 ---------------no blood drawn---------------------- 2 A 6
7/28 ---------------no blood drawn---------------------- 2 A 7
7/29 ---------------no blood drawn---------------------- 2 A 8
7/30 14.0 3.69 11.1 32.1 78 - - 2 A 9
7/31 ---------------no blood drawn---------------------- 2 A 10
8/01 1.9 3.18 9.4 27.7 33 - - 2 A 11
8/02 0.8 3.10 9.2 27.0 23 - - 2 A 12
8/03 1.0 3.31 9.8 29.0 24 - - 2 A 13
8/04 ---------------no blood drawn---------------------- 2 A 14
8/05 8.5 2.87 8.8 25.2 28 - - 2 A 15
8/06 11.0 2.87 8.6 24.8 60 - - 2 A 16
8/07 14.2 2.86 8.9 25.0 64 90% 0% 2 A 17
8/08 19.1 2.78 8.9 24.5 88 90% 0% 2 A 18
8/09 20.3 2.61 8.1 22.9 67 80% 0% 2 A 19
8/10 23.5 3.42 10.5 30.3 82 - - 2 A 20
8/11 20.8 3.58 11.1 31.7 85 63% 0% 2 A 21
8/12 15.7 3.50 10.9 31.3 105 - - 2 A 22
8/13 ---------------no blood drawn---------------------- - - -
8/14 ---------------no blood drawn---------------------- - - -
8/15 ---------------no blood drawn---------------------- - - -
8/16 6.5 3.30 9.9 29.1 102 - - - - -
8/17 ---------------no blood drawn---------------------- - - -
8/18 ---------------no blood drawn---------------------- - - -
8/19 ---------------no blood drawn---------------------- - - -
8/20 8.3 3.47 10.5 31.0 201 - - - - - - -
8/21 ---------------no blood drawn---------------------- - - -
8/22 ---------------no blood drawn---------------------- - - -
8/23 8.4 3.31 10.3 29.8 215 34% 0% - - -
8/24 8.9 3.15 9.9 28.4 279 - - 2 B 1
8/25 9.7 2.98 9.6 27.2 323 - - 2 B 2
8/26 7.9 2.90 9.3 27.0 335 85% 0% 2 B 3
8/27 4.0 2.72 8.4 24.5 270 95% 0% 2 B 4
8/28 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 2 B 5
8/29 3.7 3.51 10.8 31.0 140 - - 2 B 6
8/30 ---------------no blood drawn---------------------- 2 B 7
8/31a 0.4 3.20 10.0 27.8 25 - - 2 B 8
8/31b 0.3 2.95 9.3 25.7 42 - - 2 B 8
9/01 0.4 3.10 9.6 27.3 18 - - 2 B 9
9/02 <0.5 3.08 9.5 26.8 8 - - 2 B 10
9/03 <0.5 2.95 9.1 25.7 15 - - 2 B 11
9/04 1.0 2.97 9.0 25.3 3 - - 2 B 12
9/05 ---------------no blood drawn---------------------- 2 B 13
9/06 19.3 2.49 7.7 21.5 10 - - 2 B 14
9/07 25.3 2.51 7.7 21.5 21 - - 2 B 15
9/08 ---------------no blood drawn---------------------- 2 B 16
9/09 25.0 3.17 9.8 27.4 26 - - 2 B 17
9/10 21.0 3.31 10.0 28.0 15 - - 2 B 18
9/11 17.1 3.22 9.8 27.5 16 - - 2 B 19
9/12 ---------------no blood drawn---------------------- 2 B 20
9/13 8.3 2.98 8.9 25.5 12 - - 2 B 21
9/14 7.8 2.98 9.4 25.9 18 - - 2 B 22
9/15 ---------------no blood drawn---------------------- 2 B 25
9/16 6.0 3.06 9.4 27.2 44 - - 2 B 26
9/17 5.9 3.20 9.9 27.9 53 - - - - -
9/18 ---------------no blood drawn---------------------- - - -
9/19 ---------------no blood drawn---------------------- - - -
9/20 ---------------no blood drawn---------------------- - - -
9/21 ---------------no blood drawn---------------------- - - -
9/22 ---------------no blood drawn---------------------- - - -
9/23 ---------------no blood drawn---------------------- - - -
9/24 6.8 3.35 10.2 29.7 44 - - - - -
9/25 ---------------no blood drawn---------------------- - - -
9/26 ---------------no blood drawn---------------------- - - -
9/27 ---------------no blood drawn---------------------- - - -
9/28 ---------------no blood drawn---------------------- - - -
9/29 ---------------no blood drawn---------------------- - - -
9/30 ---------------no blood drawn---------------------- - - -
10/01 10.6 3.54 10.8 32.0 41 - - - - -
10/02 ---------------no blood drawn---------------------- - - -
10/03 ---------------no blood drawn---------------------- - - -
10/04 10.3 3.59 10.5 32.3 29 - - - - -
10/05 ---------------no blood drawn---------------------- - - -
10/06 ---------------no blood drawn---------------------- - - -
10/07 ---------------no blood drawn---------------------- - - -
10/08 9.3 3.61 11.1 32.8 21 - - - - -
10/09 ---------------no blood drawn---------------------- - - -
10/10 ---------------no blood drawn---------------------- - - -
10/11 10.0 3.50 11.3 32.8 56 - - - - -
10/12 12.5 3.36 9.7 30.9 75 - - - - -
10/13 ---------------no blood drawn---------------------- - - -
10/14 ---------------no blood drawn---------------------- - - -
10/15 13.9 3.69 10.3 33.6 177 - - - - -
10/16 14.0 3.64 11.8 34.3 227 - - 3 A 1
10/17 15.8 3.58 11.8 33.8 214 74% 0% 3 A 2
10/18 19.0 3.67 12.0 34.9 246 84% 0% 3 A 3
10/19 19.6 3.83 12.3 36.3 261 73% 0% 3 A 4
10/20 12.5 3.68 12.1 35.1 234 77% 0% 3 A 5
10/21 ---------------no blood drawn---------------------- 3 A 6
10/22 7.0 3.96 11.2 35.9 122 - - 3 A 7
10/23 ---------------no blood drawn---------------------- 3 A 8
10/24 17.1 3.41 10.3 32.5 65 - - 3 A 9
10/25 ---------------no blood drawn---------------------- 3 A 10
10/26 1.5 3.39 11.4 32.2 28 - - 3 A 11
10/27 0.7 3.21 10.4 30.3 19 0% 0% 3 A 12
10/28 1.1 3.27 10.6 30.6 19 0% 0% 3 A 13
10/29 2.0 3.17 10.7 29.8 16 - - 3 A 14
10/30 ---------------no blood drawn---------------------- 3 A 15
10/31 5.0 3.23 10.8 30.2 30 - - 3 A 16
11/01 ---------------no blood drawn---------------------- 3 A 17
11/02 10.1 3.20 10.4 29.9 78 - - 3 A 18
11/03 ---------------no blood drawn---------------------- 3 A 19
11/04 ---------------no blood drawn---------------------- 3 A 20
11/05 ---------------no blood drawn---------------------- 3 A 21
11/06 7.2 3.00 9.8 28.3 46 77% 0% - - -
11/07 8.5 3.10 10.0 29.6 57 75% 0% - - -
11/08 6.9 2.87 9.3 27.3 54 - - - - -
11/09 10.5 3.16 10.4 29.8 89 68% 0% - - -
11/10 ---------------no blood drawn---------------------- - - -
11/11 19.8 3.42 11.1 32.4 196 - - - - -
11/12 27.8 3.48 11.4 33.3 239 84% 0% 3 B 1
11/13 22.5 3.00 9.9 28.5 244 - - 3 B 2
11/14 8.4 2.94 9.5 28.1 228 - - 3 B 3
11/15 4.1 3.00 9.7 28.4 205 - - 3 B 4
11/16 28.1 2.82 9.3 26.6 163 96% 0% 3 B 5
11/17 13.9 2.90 9.5 27.0 99 97% 0% 3 B 6
11/18 2.9 2.63 8.5 25.0 47 - - 3 B 7
11/19 0.5 2.91 9.4 27.4 23 64% 0% 3 B 8
11/20 0.5 2.56 8.2 23.9 8 - - 3 B 9
11/21 0.6 3.27 10.6 29.9 12 1% 0% 3 B 10
11/22 0.5 3.28 10.4 29.7 30 - - 3 B 11
11/23 0.7 3.18 10.1 28.9 7 0% 0% 3 B 12
11/24 4.5 2.88 9.1 26.4 7 69% 0% 3 B 13
11/25 13.9 2.77 9.0 25.3 34 77% 0% 3 B 14
11/26 20.2 ? 9.6 27.5 21 - - 3 B 15
11/27 19.0 2.95 9.4 26.9 28 - - 3 B 16
11/28 ---------------no blood drawn---------------------- 3 B 17
11/29 12.1 2.84 8.8 25.9 36 - - 3 B 18
11/30 ---------------no blood drawn---------------------- 3 B 19
12/01 ---------------no blood drawn---------------------- 3 B 20
12/02 ---------------no blood drawn---------------------- 3 B 21
12/03 11.1 3.14 9.7 28.7 114 - - 3 B 22
12/04 ---------------no blood drawn---------------------- 3 B 23
12/05 ---------------no blood drawn---------------------- 3 B 24
12/06 6.8 2.94 8.9 27.1 122 - - 4 A 1
12/07 9.2 2.83 9.1 26.4 185 73% 0% 4 A 2
12/08 ---------------no blood drawn---------------------- 4 A 3
12/09 12.3 2.78 9.1 26.3 216 82% 0% 4 A 4
12/10 8.4 3.05 9.0 28.3 173 - - 4 A 5
12/11 ---------------no blood drawn---------------------- 4 A 6
12/12 ---------------no blood drawn---------------------- 4 A 7
12/13 4.7 2.81 8.3 26.1 18 - - 4 A 8
12/14 ---------------no blood drawn---------------------- 4 A 9
12/15 0.5 3.60 11.4 32.7 15 - - 4 A 10
12/16 0.7 3.49 10.9 32.0 9 4% 0% 4 A 11
12/17 1.5 3.44 10.9 31.1 9 - - 4 A 12
12/18 3.0 3.03 9.7 27.3 18 - - 4 A 13
12/19 3.5 2.94 9.5 26.8 23 - - 4 A 14
12/20 ---------------no blood drawn---------------------- 4 A 15
12/21 4.1 2.94 9.5 26.7 37 - - 4 A 16
12/22 ---------------no blood drawn---------------------- 4 A 17
12/23 ---------------no blood drawn---------------------- 4 A 18
12/24 ---------------no blood drawn---------------------- 4 A 19
12/25 ---------------no blood drawn---------------------- 4 A 20
12/26 5.7 3.27 10.7 30.0 113 - - - - -
12/27 ---------------no blood drawn---------------------- 4 B 1
12/28 4.9 3.26 10.4 30.3 149 - - 4 B 2
12/29 4.5 ? 9.9 28.4 163 - - 4 B 3
12/30 4.4 ? 9.0 26.0 135 - - 4 B 4
12/31 ---------------no blood drawn---------------------- 4 B 5
01/01 0.7 2.89 9.3 26.3 31 80% 0% 4 B 6
01/02 0.2 2.85 9.1 25.9 23 - - 4 B 7
01/03 0.2 2.60 8.2 23.6 6 - - 4 B 8
01/04 0.1 2.31 7.4 20.6 15 - - 4 B 9
01/05 <0.5 3.00 9.0 26.4 10 - - 4 B 10
01/06a<0.5 2.82 8.6 24.6 11 - - 4 B 11 (pre-platelet transfusion)
01/06b 0.2 2.61 7.9 22.5 27 - - 4 B 11 (pre-hospital admission)
01/07 0.4 3.01 9.0 25.8 11 - - 4 B 12
01/08 0.5 3.20 9.6 27.0 11 - - 4 B 13
01/09 1.9 2.83 8.6 24.1 19 - - 4 B 14
01/10 5.9 2.86 8.6 29.9 11 - - 4 B 15
01/11 14.8 3.09 9.4 26.5 16 - - 4 B 16
01/12 10.1 ? 9.9 ? 15 - - 4 B 17
01/13 8.5 3.28 9.9 27.9 16 - - 4 B 18
01/14 7.5 3.19 9.5 27.2 21 - - 4 B 19
01/15 9.4 3.30 10.0 27.8 26 - - 4 B 20
01/16 ---------------no blood drawn---------------------- 4 B 21
01/17 ---------------no blood drawn---------------------- 4 B 22
01/18 6.3 3.24 9.5 27.7 76 - - 4 B 23
01/19 ---------------no blood drawn---------------------- 4 B 24
01/20 ---------------no blood drawn---------------------- 4 B 25
01/21 ---------------no blood drawn---------------------- 4 B 26
01/22 ---------------no blood drawn---------------------- 4 B 27
01/23 ---------------no blood drawn---------------------- 4 B 28
01/24 ---------------no blood drawn---------------------- 4 B 29
01/25 9.0 2.90 8.6 25.6 138 - - 4 B 30
01/26 ---------------no blood drawn---------------------- - - -
01/27 ---------------no blood drawn---------------------- - - -
01/28 ---------------no blood drawn---------------------- - - -
01/29 ---------------no blood drawn---------------------- - - -
01/30 ---------------no blood drawn---------------------- - - -
01/31 ---------------no blood drawn---------------------- - - -
02/01 9.8 3.75 11.9 34.0 77 - - - - -
02/02 ---------------no blood drawn---------------------- - - -
02/03 ---------------no blood drawn---------------------- - - -
02/04 ---------------no blood drawn---------------------- - - -
02/05 ---------------no blood drawn---------------------- - - -
02/06 ---------------no blood drawn---------------------- - - -
02/07 ---------------no blood drawn---------------------- - - -
02/08 ---------------no blood drawn---------------------- - - -
02/09 ---------------no blood drawn---------------------- - - -
02/10 ---------------no blood drawn---------------------- - - -
02/11 ---------------no blood drawn---------------------- - - -
02/12 10.5 3.81 12.2 84 70% 0% - - -
02/13 ---------------no blood drawn---------------------- - - -
02/14 ---------------no blood drawn---------------------- - - -
02/15 ---------------no blood drawn---------------------- - - -
02/16 ---------------no blood drawn---------------------- - - -
02/17 ---------------no blood drawn---------------------- - - -
02/18 ---------------no blood drawn---------------------- - - -
02/19 14.6 3.92 12.9 116 - - - - -
02/20 ---------------no blood drawn---------------------- - - -
02/21 ---------------no blood drawn---------------------- - - -
02/22 ---------------no blood drawn---------------------- - - -
02/23 ---------------no blood drawn---------------------- - - -
02/24 ---------------no blood drawn---------------------- - - -
02/25 ---------------no blood drawn---------------------- - - -
02/26 10.7 4.20 13.5 114 - - - - -
03/05 13.3 4.04 13.2 124 - - - - -
03/12 7.0 4.07 13.5 123 - - - - -
03/19 8.9 3.94 13.1 164 - - - - -
03/26 10.9 4.01 13.4 175 - - - - -
04/09 7.0 3.92 13.2 123 - - - - -
04/19 5.4 3.87 12.9 134 ? 0% - - -
05/07 6.3 4.02 13.3 127 - - - - -
05/21 6.1 4.07 13.5 113 ? 0% - - -
06/04 5.1 4.11 13.7 130 - - - - -
06/18 6.3 ? 13.3 98 ? 0% - - -
06/27 7.9 3.97 13.4 144 ? 0% - - -
07/19 6.8 3.95 13.6 145 - - - - -
08/19 5.9 4.13 13.6 175 - - - - -
09/16 8.6 4.18 14.1 171 - - - - -
10/15 9.5 4.20 14.0 170 - - - - -
11/05 7.7 4.42 14.5 193 - - - - -
12/10 10.4 4.54 14.9 212 - - - - -
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THE COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT (CBC)
The most common laboratory test is the complete blood count (CBC).
It examines the components of blood, including red and white blood
cells and platelets. Most test results are reported as amounts in
a sample of blood (for example, cells per milliliter) or as a
percentage. All blood cells are made in the bone marrow, the center
of large bones. Some medications or diseases can damage the bone
marrow. This can reduce the numbers of different types of red or
white blood cells. Laboratories have different "reference ranges"
or normal values for the results of each test. Most lab reports
show the normal range and highlight any test results outside the
normal range.
RED BLOOD CELL TESTS
Red blood cells carry oxygen from the lungs to cells throughout
the body. This is measured by three main tests. The Red Blood Cell
Count (RBC) is the total number of red blood cells. Hemoglobin
(HGB) is a protein in red blood cells that actually carries oxygen
from the lungs to the rest of the body. Hematocrit (HCT) measures
the percentage of blood volume taken up by red blood cells. A high
RBC is common for people who live at high altitude. It's a way the
body adjusts to thinner oxygen. Very low readings for RBC,
hemoglobin and hematocrit can indicate anemia. With anemia, the
cells do not get enough oxygen to function normally. People with
anemia feel tired all the time and might look pale. Platelets (Plt)
help stop bleeding by forming clots and scabs. If you don't have
enough platelets, you might get internal bleeding or you could
bruise easily. A low platelet count is called "thrombocytopenia."
Platelets are almost never high enough to cause health problems.
WHITE BLOOD CELL TESTS
White blood cells (also called leukocytes) help fight infections
in the body. White Blood Cell Count (WBC) is the total number of
white blood cells. A high WBC usually means that the body is
fighting an infection. A very low WBC can be caused by problems
with the bone marrow. This condition, called cytopenia or
leukopenia, means that your body is less able to fight off
infections. The Differential counts five types of white blood
cells: neutrophils, lymphocytes, monocytes, eosinophils and
basophils. These are reported as a percentage of the WBC.
The percentages are multiplied by the WBC to get "absolute"
counts. For example, if the percent of lymphocytes is 30% and the
WBC is 10,000, the absolute lymphocyte count is 30% of 10,000, or
3,000. Neutrophils or polymorphonuclear cells (Polys) fight
bacterial infections. They normally account for 55% to 70% of
WBCs. If you have a very low count, you could get a bacterial
infection. This condition is called neutropenia.
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