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Normal Haematological Values |
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| Value | Cord Blood | Day 1 | Day 3 | Day 7 | Day 14 |
| Hb (gm/100ml) | 16.8 | 18.4 | 17.8 | 17.0 | 16.8 |
| Haematocrit (%) | 53.0 | 58.0 | 55.0 | 54.0 | 52.0 |
| Red cells (cu.mm. x 106) | 5.25 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 5.1 |
| MCV (m 3) | 107 | 108 | 99.0 | 98.0 | 96.0 |
| MCH (yy) | 34 | 35 | 33 | 32.5 | 31.5 |
| MCHC (%) | 31.7 | 32.5 | 33 | 33 | 33 |
| Reticulocytes (%) | 3-7 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| Nuc RBC (cu.mm) | 500 | 200 | 0-5 | 0 | 0 |
| Platelets (1000’s/cu.mm) | 290 | 192 | 213 | 248 | 252 |
| Age | Leukocytes | Neutrophils | Eosinophils | Basophils | Lymphyocytes | Monocytes | ||
| Total | Seg | Band | ||||||
| Birth | ||||||||
| Mean | 18.100 | 11,000 | 9,400 | 1,600 | 400 | 100 | 5,500 | 1,050 |
| Range | 9.0-30.0 | 6.0-26 | 20-850 | 0-640 | 2.0-11.0 | 0.4-3.1 | ||
| Mean % | - | 61 | 52 | 9 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 31 | 5.8 |
| 7 Days | ||||||||
| Mean | 12,200 | 5,500 | 4,700 | 830 | 500 | 50 | 5,000 | 1,100 |
| Range | 5.0-21.0 | 1.5-10.0 | 70-1100 | 0-250 | 2.0-17.0 | 0.3-2.7 | ||
| Mean % | - | 45 | 39 | 6 | 4.1 | 0.4 | 41 | 9.1 |
| 14 Days | ||||||||
| Mean | 11,400 | 4,500 | 3,900 | 630 | 350 | 50 | 5,500 | 1,000 |
| Range | 5.0-20.0 | 1.0-0.5 | 70-1000 | 0-230 | 2.0-17.0 | 0.2-2.4 | ||
| Mean % | - | 40 | 34 | 5.5 | 3.1 | 0.4 | 48 | 8.8 |
| Age of Infant | ||||||
| Determination | 1-3 Days | 4-7 Days | 2 Weeks | 4 Weeks | 6 Weeks | 8 Weeks |
| Birthweight less than 1200g | ||||||
| Haemoglobin | 15.6 | 16.4 | 15.5 | 11.3 | 8.5 | 7.8 |
| Reticulocytes as % of RBC | 8.4 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 4.1 | 5.4 | 6.1 |
| Platelets |
148,000 ± 61,000 |
163,000 ± 69,000 |
162,000 | 158,000 | 210,000 | 212,000 |
| Leukocytes |
14,800 ± 10,200 |
12,200 ± 7,000 |
15,800 | 13,200 | 10,800 | 9,900 |
| Segmented neutrophils | 46 | 32 | 41 | 28 | 23 | 23 |
| Band neutrophils | 10.7 | 9.7 | 8.0 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 4.4 |
| Juvenile neutrophils | 2.0 | 3.9 | 5.3 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 2.0 |
| Lymphocytes | 32 | 43 | 39 | 55 | 61 | 65 |
| Monocytes | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| Eosinophils | 0.4 | 6.2 | 1.0 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 3.8 |
| Nucleated RBC as % of total RBC | 16.7 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 2.0 |
| Birthweight 1200-1500g | ||||||
| Haemoglobin | 20.0 | 18.0 | 17.1 | 12.0 | 9.1 | 8.3 |
| Reticulocytes as % of RBC | 2.7 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 2.7 |
| Platelets |
151,000 ± 35,000 |
134,000 ± 49,000 |
153,000 | 189,000 | 212,000 | 244,000 |
| Leukocytes |
10,800 ± 4,000 |
8,900 ± 2,900 |
14,300 | 11,000 | 10,500 | 9,100 |
| Segmented neutrophils | 47 | 31 | 33 | 26 | 20 | 25 |
| Band neutrophils | 11.9 | 10.5 | 5.9 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 2.1 |
| Juvenile neutrophils | 5.1 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
| Lymphocytes | 34 | 48 | 52 | 59 | 69 | 64 |
| Monocytes | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| Eosinophils | 1.3 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 5.1 | 2.6 | 2.3 |
| Nucleated RBC as % of total RBC | 19.8 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 1.0 |
| 1 | From Altman, P.L and Dittmer, D.S: Blood and Other Body Fluids. Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, Washington, D.C, 1961. |