Question 1

what is the normal cbc for women ages 24?

Accepted Answer

Avoid that word: The word Normal is misleading. It is called a Reference Range, and can vary among labs. What meaning a set of results have depends on a patient's overall picture. Otherwise, numbers are just numbers, without much meaning. One reference says for Adult Women, the range is:  WBC 3.9-11.7, RBC 3.9-5.2, Hgb 12.0-15.0, Hgt 34.8-45.0, MCV 78.5-96.4, RDW 11.3-14.7, Plt 172-440.

Question 2

can blast cells be seen on normal cbc? if not, how are they found?

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Terminology: If blast cells are present it is no longer a normal cbc. Blasts can be seen on smear of peripheral blood as well as smear of bone marrow. Flow cytometry is an other way to find blast cells.

Question 3

does a normal cbc rule out lukemia?

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Normal CBC LEUKEMIA: Usually but not always. Go to uptodate.com read more and then discuss with your team. 
If they are being treated for leukemia then normal is good.

Question 4

can i have a normal cbc test with histoplasma?

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Yes: It would depend on the state of histoplasma infection. May people have asymptomatic infection with this organism.
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Question 5

can you have an infection if a normal cbc?

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Yes, viral: Yes, you can have a viral or localized fungal infection and a normal cbc.  A bacterial infection typically causes your immune system to respond and would raise your white blood cell count. A minor/localized bacterial infection (sinuses, skin infection) may not raise your WBC count.  In either case you should have a physician evaluate your condition to determine if medication is needed or not.

Question 6

will an asthmatic person have a normal cbc?

Accepted Answer

Yes.: If they are at their baseline normal health i would expect a very normal cbc.

Question 7

can you have an infection and have normal cbc's?

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CBC: Absolutely.  There are some infections that can actually cause a drop in the wbc- some viruses.

Question 8

can you still have gastroenteritis with a normal cbc?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Yes but not normally.

Question 9

is it possible to have normal cbc and abnormal blood smear?

Accepted Answer

No: A blood smear is ordered when the CBC is abnormal .A blood smear helps diagnose a range of deficiencies, disease involving blood cell production, function and destruction ; it is also used to monitor cell production/ maturity in diseases eg leukemia, during chemo/radiation therapy and evaluation of different type of hemoglobins.

Question 10

possible for labs to measure ldh units differently? child inexplicably ill for months w/normal cbc. ldh in the 600-700s. dr: "not significantly high."

Accepted Answer

Please review: Please review this article on LDL, take a printed copy to your Dr and ask him or her to clarify...
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003471.htm

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