THE PURSER WELLNESS REFERENCE
Understand your lab vocabulary.
Compare Dr. Purser’s adult ranges with your own report. Units, symptoms and health history matter when you discuss a result with your clinician.
18 entries
Absolute basophils — lab reference
Your lab may use a different range.
Complete Blood Count and DifferentialAbsolute eosinophils — lab reference
Allergy, parasitic disease, medication reaction, and adrenal status may matter.
Complete Blood Count and DifferentialAbsolute lymphocyte count (ALC) — lab reference
Age, infection, immune status, and medications affect interpretation.
Complete Blood Count and DifferentialAbsolute monocytes — lab reference
Your lab may use a different range.
Complete Blood Count and DifferentialAbsolute neutrophil count (ANC) — lab reference
Clinical action thresholds differ from statistical reference intervals.
Complete Blood Count and DifferentialHematocrit — lab reference
Hydration and altitude are major modifiers. Ask your clinician to review alongside hemoglobin and RBC indices.
Complete Blood Count and DifferentialHemoglobin — lab reference
Ask your clinician to consider altitude and iron/B12/folate status. Pregnancy requires trimester-specific ranges.
Complete Blood Count and DifferentialLymphocytes — lab reference
Ask your clinician to review absolute count and clinical context.
Complete Blood Count and DifferentialMean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH) — lab reference
The test method matters. Ask your clinician to review with MCV and MCHC.
Complete Blood Count and DifferentialMean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC) — lab reference
Analyzer-specific; hemolysis and cold agglutinins may interfere.
Complete Blood Count and DifferentialMean corpuscular volume (MCV) — lab reference
Macrocytosis and microcytosis require cause-specific interpretation.
Complete Blood Count and DifferentialMean platelet volume (MPV) — lab reference
Highly analyzer- and handling-specific. Ask your clinician to consider trend rather than isolated value.
Complete Blood Count and DifferentialNeutrophils — lab reference
Relative percentage can mislead; review absolute count.
Complete Blood Count and DifferentialPlatelet count — lab reference
Local analyzer range governs. Ask your clinician to review trends and collection artifacts.
Complete Blood Count and DifferentialRed blood cell count (RBC) — lab reference
Altitude, smoking, hydration, androgen therapy, and pregnancy may shift values.
Complete Blood Count and DifferentialRed cell distribution width (RDW-CV) — lab reference
Useful with MCV for mixed nutrient deficiencies and evolving anemia.
Complete Blood Count and DifferentialReticulocyte count — lab reference
If you have anemia, your clinician may compare this result with a corrected reticulocyte count or production index.
Complete Blood Count and DifferentialWhite blood cell count (WBC) — lab reference
Your lab may use its own range. Symptoms, medicines, and the types of white blood cells also matter.
