Refer to the Below Table of Laboratory Values When Answering

question 6

Multiple Choice

Refer to the below table of laboratory values when answering the following questions.
$\begin{array}{|l|l|}\hline \text { Bleeding time (tem plate) } & 2-7 \text { minutes } \\\hline \text { Erythrocyte count } & \begin{array}{l}\text { Male: } 4.3-5.9 \mathrm{million} / \mathrm{uL} \\\text { Female: } 3.5-5.5 \mathrm{million} / \mathrm{uL}\end{array} \\\hline \text { Hematocrit } & \text { Male: } 41 \%-53 \% \\\hline & \text { Female: } 36 \%-46 \% \\\hline \text { Hem oglobin, blood } & \text { Male: } 13.5-17.5 \mathrm{~g} / \mathrm{dL} \\\hline \text { Mean corpuscular hemoglobin } & \text { Female: } 12.0-16.0 \mathrm{~g} / \mathrm{dL} \\25.4-34.6 \mathrm{pg} / \mathrm{cell} \\\hline \text { Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration } & 31 \%-36 \% \mathrm{Hb} / \mathrm{cell} \\\hline \text { Mean corpuscular volume } & 80-100 \mathrm{fL} \\\hline \text { Reticulocyte count } & 0.5 \%-1.5 \% \text { of red cells } \\\hline & \\\text { Platelet count } & 150,000-400,000 / \mathrm{uL} \\\hline & \\\hline \text { Leukocyte count and differential } & \\\hline \text { Leukocyte count } & 4500-11,000 / \mathrm{uL} \\\hline \text { Neutrophils } & 54 \%-62 \% \\\hline \text { Eosinophils } & 1 \%-3 \% \\\hline \text { Basophils } & 0 \%-0.75 \% \\\hline \text { Lymphocytes } & 25 \%-33 \% \\\hline \text { Monocytes } & 3 \%-7 \% \\\hline\text { Partial thromboplastin time (activated) } & 25-40 \text { seconds } \\\text { Prothrombin time } & 11-15 \text { seconds } \\\hline \text { Bleeding time } & 2-7 \text { minutes }\\\hline\end{array}$
-Following the donation of a unit of blood, how long before hematocrit begins to increase?

• A)1 hour
• B)2 hours
• C)24 hours
• D)5 days
• E)2 weeks

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