Upper alert

thresholds

 Lower alert

thresholds

 Parameter
≥100 × 103 /μL ≤2.0 × 103 /μL White Blood Cell Count
Infant                    ≥23 g/dL

Adult & Pediatric    ≥20 g/dL

 Infant                          ≤8.5 g/dL

Adult & Pediatric         ≤7 g/dL

 Hemoglobin
>71% (L/L) (L/L)  <33% Hematocrit (Infant)
> 60 % (outpatients) < 15 %(inpatients)

<25%(outpatients)

 Hematocrit (Adult & Pediatric)
Pediatric      ≥1000 × 103 /μL

Adult           ≥1000 × 103 /μL

 Pediatric           ≤20 × 103 /μL

Adult               20-50 × 103 /μL

 Platelet Count
>50 × 103 /μL <0.5× 103 /μL Neutrophils
Presence of intracellular organisms.
Blasts on peripheral smear (1st time or relapse only), sickle cells.

[New diagnosis of leukemia , sickle cell anemia , Aplastic crisis]

 Slide Review/Diff
Positive Malaria Screening
WBC ≥100 Cells/mcL

(excluding peripheral blood contamination: traumatic tap)

 Blast or Tumor cells CSF Count
Intracellular organisms, Blast or Tumor cells to be called as soon as a provider is available, which for inpatients is immediate, for others called next business day Other body fluid
>40 sec – Prothrombin Time
≥ 5.0 – INR
>75 sec – Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time (APTT)
>45 sec – APTT-LA
– <100 mg/dL Fibrinogen
– Positive Fibrin monomers
– Positive D-dimers
– ≤ 5% Factors II, V, VIII, IX, XI
– ≤ 6% Factor VII
– ≤ 7% Factor X
– ≤ 5% Factor XIII, Activity
– <25% Protein C
– <20% Protein S
– < 50% Antithrombin (AT)
– <100% APCR
>42 sec – DRVVT
Positive Direct & Indirect Anti Globulin Test; Coombs (DAT & IAT) on cord blood
Positive Titer of significant RBC alloantibodies during pregnancy

 

Morphology findings that trigger critical result notification

  • Acute leukaemia (>20% blasts)* and Acute Promyelocytic leukaemia*
  • Parasites including Malaria*
  • Blood film suggestive of Thrombotic micro-angiopathic anaemia*
  • Blood film showing bacteria*

 

*Urgent notification of laboratory haematologist of these cases is also required.

 

References

  1. ARUP Laboratories
  2. Stanford Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Laboratories
  3. Mayo Medical Laboratories
  4. Department of LABORATORY MEDICINE, University of Washington.
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