The 34-year-old male patient is brought by ambulance to the emergency department an hour after a witnessed car accident occurred in which he sustained a laceration to his right femoral artery. The paramedics placed a tourniquet and held pressure until arrival to the emergency department, but significant blood loss is estimated. The nurse anticipates the initial complete blood count will reveal which results?

Hemoglobin 16, white blood cell 8. It takes several hours for the hemoglobin level to reflect the anemia of blood loss. An hour after a severe laceration to a large artery, the hemoglobin would likely still be normal. There’s no indication for an infectious process, so the white blood cell count would also be normal. A low hemoglobin and a low white blood cell are not anticipated for this patient.

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Topics: Cardiovascular Hematology/Oncology Laboratory Studies

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