Complete Blood Count / CBC Interpretation (Leukocytosis)

In this course, renowned instructor Dr. Seheult concisely explains the key components of how to read a CBC including:

- An understanding of each possible Complete Blood Count result: leukocytosis, leukopenia, anemia, polycythemia, neutropenia, thrombocytopenia, and thrombocytosis.

- Initial management and treatment recommendations based on the CBC result - including blood transfusions and protocols for procedures

- A breakdown of each component of the CBC: White Blood Cells (WBCs), Hemoglobin (Hgb), Hematocrit (Hct), Platelets (Plt), and MCV.

- Guidelines for when to order a CBC, the frequency to use for follow up labs, and tips for following serial CBCs

- A clinical perspective of CBC nuances, pitfalls, and patterns

- Quiz questions to reinforce core concepts and help you study

𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲:

- Causes of leukocytosis
- Steroid use and demargination of WBCs
- Cancer / leukemia and elevated WBCs
- Normal range of WBCs on the complete blood count
- C-Diff and WBC increase on CBC
- Leukocytosis left shift, peripheral smear, bone marrow biopsy
- Infections that cause leukocytosis including coccidiomycosis, allergy, parasites, and more.
- WBC differential including bands, segs, neutrophils, lymphocytes, monocytes, eosinophils, etc.

Instructor: Roger Seheult, MD
Clinical and Exam Preparation Instructor
Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine.

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Recommended Audience - Medical professionals and medical students: including physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses, respiratory therapists, EMT and paramedics, and many others. Review and test prep for USMLE, MCAT, PANCE, NCLEX, NAPLEX, NBDE, RN, RT, MD, DO, PA, NP school and board examinations.

Produced by Kyle Allred PA-C

Please note: MedCram medical videos, medical lectures, medical illustrations, and medical animations are for medical education and exam preparation purposes, and not intended to replace recommendations by your doctor or health care provider.

[manthasagittarius]

This is just so good. Don't be alarmed if it takes more than one viewing to make the mental map stick in memory; it's laid out so lucidly it's worth a few repetitions to nail down all the detail.

[gabrielwinn]

This is EXCELLENCE and is the exact puzzle piece I was missing! Thank You Dr. Seheult *two thumbs up*

[pamelah]

Love this Doctor! What a brainiac! The field of Medicine is so fantastic! Thank you!

[mmfelhao]

Perfect lecture, perfect lecturer, thanks medcram.

[eugenias]

i'm so greatful for this lecture series. so straight forward and clear

[Prphcy-kz]

I wish you were the doctor looking over my labs. 3 doctors and 3 different thoughts.

[nguboi]

99% of the time we see a WBC in thr 20s to 30s mmediate post op labs on our open heart patients. Good lecture!

[Maka]

Thank you. This was very helpful to a new NP

[Rene-uzeb]

Systemic candidiasis leads to leukocytosis, from chronic infection.
I think the reason it doesn't show up more as a cause is people assume contaminated samples, and that it's 'normal'.

[mohammedabdulkadir]

My best teacher thank YOU for ur best lecture

[ajmalnazir]

Please also describe causes of anemia according to CBC interpretation

[Mark_Ocain]

Here we call it an FBC...full blood count (same thing I guess) This was s very useful to look at. Trends are important and thanks for pointing that out. Some will just look for high or low but not look at gross changes that might be in the average range but may hint at an issue in the making.

[ronrose]

This is amazing ans so helpful-please keep these lab videos coming.

[drmahmoudabdelhameed]

Thank you very much. I have a question
C difficile Increases all element of wbc or bands only

[omygodish]

I have a healthy CBC blood test everything fell in a normal range but I feel like I'm loosing weight really fast with out trying what should I do now my doctor thinks I'm fine
I suffer from extreme anxiety and my eating is all over the place but lately I've been trying to put weight on but nothing's working

[revolutionu]

Thank you so much for this nice informative video.
Can you make video for all lab tests please.,

[buckingalong]

Roger have you cover CKD, with an updated review..?

[hosnielian]

Awesome lecture, thank you very much.. keep up the greatnes!✌

[tjo]

At what point would you draw blood cultures in presence of increased WBCs leukocytes ?

[loneplayerherosarena]

What a perfect explaination... Thanks alot for this video..💗💗