In Medtrix Laboratory, Jane, a medical technologist, does a manual reticulocyte counting for Patient A using Miller Disc. Jane was able to count 25 Reticulocytes in the large square and 112 RBCs in the small square. The attached photo is Patient A’s Complete Blood Count result. Using this data, how many reticulocytes are there in 1L of the patient’s blood? Does it fall under the reference interval?

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In Medtrix Laboratory, Jane, a medical technologist, does a manual reticulocyte counting for Patient A using Miller Disc. Jane was able to count 25 Reticulocytes in the large square and 112 RBCs in the small square. The attached photo is Patient A’s Complete Blood Count result. Using this data, how many reticulocytes are there in 1L of the patient’s blood? Does it fall under the reference interval? 

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WBC (x10⁰/L)
RBC (×10¹²/L)
Hb (g/dL)
Het (%)
MCV (fl)
MCHC (g/dL)
WBC Differential (%)
Segmented neutrophils 76
Lymphocytes
12
Monocytes
Eosinophils
Basophils
Bands
Results Reference Range
14.9
4.5-11.5
5.1
4.60-6.00
14.0-18.0
15.0
45.5
89.2
33.0
5
4
2
1
40-54
80.0-100.0
32-36
50-70
20-45
2-11
1-3
0-2
0-5
Transcribed Image Text:Test WBC (x10⁰/L) RBC (×10¹²/L) Hb (g/dL) Het (%) MCV (fl) MCHC (g/dL) WBC Differential (%) Segmented neutrophils 76 Lymphocytes 12 Monocytes Eosinophils Basophils Bands Results Reference Range 14.9 4.5-11.5 5.1 4.60-6.00 14.0-18.0 15.0 45.5 89.2 33.0 5 4 2 1 40-54 80.0-100.0 32-36 50-70 20-45 2-11 1-3 0-2 0-5
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