Lab Results, Values, and Interpretation (CBC, BMP, CMP, LFT)

In this course, renowned instructor Dr. Seheult concisely explains the key components of how to read CBC blood test results 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 in hospitals

- 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:

- General principals of clinical lab results analysis, assessing lab errors
- Review of the SOAP note and how lab data falls under the objective category
- What normal laboratory values mean, lab trends, lab errors
- Outliers, lab pearls, ordering labs, abnormal lab reports, and more

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

MedCram: Medical education topics explained clearly including: Respiratory lectures such as Asthma and COPD. Renal lectures on Acute Renal Failure and Adrenal Gland. Internal medicine videos on Oxygen Hemoglobin Dissociation Curve and Medical Acid Base. A growing library on critical care topics such as Shock, Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA), and Mechanical Ventilation. Cardiology videos on Hypertension, ECG / EKG Interpretation, and heart failure. VQ Mismatch and Hyponatremia lectures have been popular among medical students and physicians. The Pulmonary Function Tests (PFTs) videos and Ventilator-associated pneumonia bundles and lectures have been particularly popular with RTs. NPs and PAs have given great feedback on Pneumonia Treatment and Liver Function Tests among many others. Dr. Jacquet teaches our FAST exam tutorial & bedside ultrasound courses. Many nursing students have found our asthma and shock lectures very helpful. We're starting a new course series on point of care ultrasound/ultrasound medical imaging, the eFAST exam, and lung ultrasound. More medical videos are in the works with basic metabolic panel and complete metabolic panel lectures.

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.

#MedCram, #LabResults, #CBC

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.

[DumbSkippy]

Dr. Seheult, I can't begin to tell you how appreciative I am for all your videos. I'm not a nurse or a doctor, but I can hold my own in a medical discussion. Your efforts are very appreciated. Thank you ! David, Perth Australia

[vishnubhattacharyya]

nobody spoke this clearly about philosophy behind lab reports

You, Sir are a great orator

[theferaltaint]

ER nurse here. You have one of if not the best channels on YouTube.

[nasser]

You sir make interesting videos... seriously I work in lab and now it’s so much fun and exciting!! Looking forward for more videos! Keep up the great work. God bless!

[vwejflq]

Great work! I look forward to the rest of the series!

[stanwhite]

Outstanding presentation! I’m learning how to read my own blood tests. This helped me immensely. Thank you!

[TheOne-xuoy]

This man is absolutely amazing! I came here to get a better understanding of my blood test results and if I should use a different lab. I feel that this doctor either has done a lot of research into flying a plane or he is also a pilot. Everything he said about being a pilot is what I was taught in flight school; we are to trust our instruments. I’m not confident my blood test results are accurate because of how I’m feeling. The test results are similar to the instruments and you should trust both. I began thinking about an infamous aircraft accident, Air France 447 that crashed in the middle of the Atlantic because of several factors, one being inexperience and 2. Both pilots did as they were taught to trust their instruments, mean while the aircraft was in a stall and rapidly descending at more than 10, 000 feet per minute. With that said I’m using a different lab.

[amiraahmed]

Thanks for this great work. I hope you upload the rest of the lectures. Thanks again

[mutated__donkey]

I’m deadass impressed about how confidently and accurately you talked about the aircraft stuff. Are you like a personal pilot or did you do research?

[elisabethn]

My monocytes are 6. My doctor thought nothing of it. Although I compalined about chronic fatigue. He told me to do something that makes me happy and exercise.

[oben]

Better analogy thinking about the lab as instruments! Great post as usual!

[tknzdworldfirstidentylinke]

Why don’t they do a full thyroid test w reverse t4? Everyone I know with hypothyroidism has “normal” tsh. Is it too expensive? Do they not care? Not know?

[ramirodelbosque]

This video answered zero questions. It was more of an overview or an outline for “what’s to come” in a course.

[SeanHillofficial]

Excellent information....thanks for sharing.

[doclazy]

Thanks for sharing such important info.

[lhlclub]

Thanks for sharing, this is good to know.

[justinsmith]

I'm a pilot working on my instrument rating and as soon as you came out with that analogy I thought "Hey, that makes sense!"

[shikhasingh-ogwg]

thanks for such wonderful explanation, found it really useful

[johlo]

in the example above with K result shooting over, it is more likely to note it isnt about mixed up test but more likely issues on extraction, like fishing, clenching of fist by the patient, or prolonged tourniquet. it is almost impossible to mixed to mix up patients sample cos samples are labelled with bar codes unless you're a clumsy laboratorian. just saying hehe

[carolrozier]

Can you tell me what the RBC results would look like in a patient with pernicious anemia and iron deficiency at the same time? I developed peripheral neuropathy, but my MCV stayed right at 99 or 100 for quite a while. Finally it went to 101 and my B12 was 252 (250 to ~1100 was normal range), but my doctor still didn't make the connection. The psychiatrist he sent me to put me on B12 injections, and after several months, I could see improvement. What do the RBCs look like? Is iron usually measured directly when the RBCs look normal? I've been curious about this for years, but never find the answers when I look into it.