Sunday, April 29, 2012

Platelets and Fire Hydrants

  • WBC is 4250 (4500-11000)
  • Neutrophil count is 4040 (1500-7800)
  • Hematocrit is 22.4 (36-46)
  • Platelets count is 47 (150-350)
  • Transfusion scorecard: platelets (52); blood (25).
Overnight she received 2 more bags of platelets, in addition to another bottle of the pricey stuff. She had a REALLY good day yesterday; was happy, talkative and stayed awake all day. She was long due for a good day.

Factoid: Fire hydrants are painted certain colors to alert firefighters to the amount of water pressure available from that hydrant. You can read all about it here.

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