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Blood Disorders:
Normal Blood Count Values

Peer Review Status: Internally Reviewed by Cancer Center Staff
First Published: 1995
Last Review Date: July 2005
Red Blood Cell Count (RBC)
Determines the number of red blood cells in a microliter of blood.
Normal ranges vary according to age and sex.
Men: 4.5 to 6.2 million
Women: 4.2 to 5.4 million

Total Hemoglobin Concentration
Measures the grams of hemoglobin in a deciliter of blood.
Normal values are:

Men: 13.2 to 17.7 g
Women: 11.9 to 15.5 g

Hematocrit
Measures the percentage of blood that is red blood cells.
Normal values can vary:

Men: 40% to 52%
Women: 35% to 47%

Mean Corpuscular Volume
Measures the volume of the red blood cells.
Normal is 82 to 99 femtoliters.

White Blood Cell Count
Measures the number of white blood cells in a microliter of blood.
Normal values can be altered by exercise, stress, and disease.
Normal values range from 3,700 to 10,500.

White Blood Cell Differential
Determines the percentage of each type of white blood cell.
Normal values are:

Type Percentage Number
Neutrophil 50 - 60% 2,188 - 7,800
Eosinophil 1 - 4% 40 - 390
Basophils 0.5 - 2% 10 - 136
Lymphocytes 20 - 40% 875 - 3,300
Monocytes 2 - 9% 130 - 860

Platelet Count
Measures the number of platelets in a microliter of blood.
Normal values range from 150,000 to 400,000 per microliter.

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