Neonatal Lab Interpretation
[Pages:59]Neonatal Lab Interpretation
Tanya Hatfield, MSN, RNC-NIC UCSF Benioff Children's Outreach Services
"Lab called... your CBC clotted"
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Objectives
Interpret lab values Discuss jaundice of the newborn Understand specific hematologic problems
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CBC-Hematopoiesis
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Erythrocytes-RBCs
Main protein is hemoglobin (Hgb) RBC function is to protect Hgb Hgb function is oxygen/CO2 transport
Reticulocytes
Inversely proportional to GA at birth Falls quickly to less than 2% by 7 days Elevated early Retic Ct may indicate bleeding, hemolysis or chronic blood loss
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Kenner, C. (2014). Comprehensive neonatal nursing care (Fifth ed., pp. 334-338)
Components of CBC
Main protein is hemoglobin (Hgb) RBC function is to protect Hgb Hgb function is oxygen/CO2 transport
Reticulocytes
Inversely proportional to GA at birth Falls quickly to less than 2% by 7 days Elevated early Retic Ct may indicate bleeding, hemolysis or chronic blood loss
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Kenner, C. (2014). Comprehensive neonatal nursing care (Fifth ed., pp. 334-338)
RBC Indices
Mean corpuscular volume (MCV): size and volume Mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH): average amount (weight) of hemoglobin Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC): average concentration Nucleated RBC: circulating pre-reticulocyte
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Kenner, C. (2014). Comprehensive neonatal nursing care (Fifth ed., pp. 334-338)
Anemia
Differential ? Erythrocyte production infection, nutritional deficiencies, leukemia, bone marrow failure, anemia of prematurity ? Erythrocyte destruction hemolytic anemia, blood incompatibility, infection, other rare diseases ? Blood loss Iatriogenic, obstetric accidents, cord/placenta malformation, TTTS, abruption, DIC
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