A differential blood count has been ordered on a patient being admitted for surgery. How would the nurse explain the purpose of this test?
1. "This test will measure your clotting ability before you are taken to surgery.".
2. "This test measures the total number of white blood cells.".
3. "This test assesses whether you have responded to the blood transfusion you received last week.".
4. "This test measures percentages of the different white blood cells to help us determine if you have an infection.".
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Rationale 1: The number of thrombocytes in whole blood is measured by a platelet count, not a differential.
Rationale 2: A white blood cell count is ordered to assess total number of white blood cells.
Rationale 3: The test to measure response to blood transfusion is a hemoglobin and hematocrit.
Rationale 4: The differential count measures the percentages of different types of white blood cells in the blood sample—neutrophils, lymphocytes, monocytes, eosinophils, and basophils. These percentages help the health care providers determine if infection is present.
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