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With First Aid for the Family Medicine Boards, we hope to provide residents and clinicians with the most useful and up-to-date preparation guide for the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) certification and recertification exams. This new addition to the First Aid series represents an outstanding effort by a talented group of authors and includes the following: ■ A practical exam preparation guide with resident-tested test-taking and study strategies ■ Concise summaries of thousands of board-testable topics ■ Hundreds of high-yield tables, diagrams, and illustrations ■ Key facts in the margins highlighting “must know” information for the boards --> ■ Mnemonics throughout, making learning memorable and fun ■ Timely updates and corrections through the First Aid Team’s blog at www.firstaidteam.com. Click picture above or click to download PDF

Hematology Values HEMATOCRIT (HCT) Normal Adult Female Range: 37 - 47% Optimal Adult Female Reading: 42% Normal Adult Male Range 40 - 54% Optimal Adult Male Reading: 47 Normal Newborn Range: 50 - 62% Optimal Newborn Reading: 56 HEMOGLOBIN (HGB) Normal Adult Female Range: 12 - 16 g/dl Optimal Adult Female Reading: 14 g/dl Normal Adult Male Range: 14 - 18 g/dl Optimal Adult Male Reading: 16 g/dl Normal Newborn Range: 14 - 20 g/dl Optimal Newborn Reading: 17 g/dl MCH (Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin) Normal Adult Range: 27 - 33 pg Optimal Adult Reading: 30 MCV (Mean Corpuscular Volume) Normal Adult Range: 80 - 100 fl Optimal Adult Reading: 90 Higher ranges are found in newborns and infants MCHC (Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration) Normal Adult Range: 32 - 36 % Optimal Adult Reading: 34 Higher ranges are found in newborns and infants R.B.C. (Red Blood Cell Count) Normal Adult Female Range: 3.9 - 5.2 mill/mcl Optimal Adult Female Reading: 4.55 ...