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Lab Values, part 16: White Blood Cells (WBCs) & Differentiation

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White blood cells (WBCs): function in the body, expected ranges, possible causes of abnormal levels, and white blood cell differentiation.

  • 00:00 Intro
  • 00:27 White Blood Cell (WBCs) Function
  • 1:17 Expected Ranges
  • 2:19 Leukopenia
  • 3:53 Leukocytosis
  • 4:51 Differentiation
  • 13:24 Quiz

Quiz Questions

A provider remarks on the left-shift in the patients white blood cell differential. The nurse understands this to mean what?
The patient is producing more immature white blood cells than usual to help fight infection

Which white blood cell value does the nurse expect to see elevated in a patient who has a chronic bacterial infection?
Lymphocytes
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