| Course | PA 512 CCM Hematology/Oncology |
|---|---|
| Week | 5 |
| Paper type | Serial value table |
| Length | About 560 words, 4 pages |
| Format | APA 7 student paper |
| School | Chamberlain University |
| Program | Master of Physician Assistant Studies (MPAS) |
| Updated | October 2026 |
Free sample paper for PA 512 Week 5
Serial Value Table: Eight Years of K.B.'s Hemoglobin and Reticulocytes Across Three Laboratories, a Unit Change and a Five-Day Fall Toward 6.9 g/dL
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Chamberlain University
PA 512: CCM Hematology/Oncology
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Serial Value Table: Eight Years of K.B.'s Hemoglobin and Reticulocytes Across Three Laboratories, a Unit Change and a Five-Day Fall Toward 6.9 g/dL
The Table
Table 1
Hemoglobin and Reticulocytes in Date Order, With Intervals and Changes
| Date | Source | Hemoglobin | Reticulocytes | Days since row above | Change in hemoglobin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2018 | College clinic, Canada | 124 g/L (12.4 g/dL) | Not done | (first row) | (first row) |
| Mar 2021 | Occupational physical, Lab B | 12.7 g/dL | Not done | About 910 | Up 0.3 |
| Day 0 | Urgent care, Lab B | 8.9 g/dL | 9.2% | About 1,800 | Down 3.8 |
| Day 3 | Hospital, Lab A | 7.6 g/dL | 1.1% | 3 | Down 1.3 |
| Day 5 | Hospital, Lab A | 6.9 g/dL | 0.4% | 2 | Down 0.7 |
| Day 9 | Hospital, Lab A | 7.4 g/dL | 6.8% | 4 | Up 0.5 |
| Day 16 | Clinic, Lab A | 9.8 g/dL | 14.1% | 7 | Up 2.4 |
| Day 45 | Clinic, Lab A | 12.1 g/dL | 7.4% | 29 | Up 2.3 |
Note. Note. The 2018 value was reported in g/L and is converted in parentheses. Lab A and Lab B use hemoglobin reference intervals of 13.0 to 17.0 and 12.0 to 17.0 g/dL.
Marking the Breaks
Two breaks are marked in the table rather than smoothed over. The 2018 value comes from a clinic that reported hemoglobin in grams per liter; it is converted and shown in both units. Results come from three sources, and the two that run through the current episode use different reference intervals, given in the note. Day 0 is from Lab B, the rest of the episode from Lab A; the change of laboratory between Day 0 and Day 3 is recorded so the fall across that row is not read as precise to a decimal.
One Direction Throughout
Rows run oldest at the top. The column units stay the same down the page after conversion.
The Reading Underneath
The two baseline rows show a hemoglobin around 12.4 to 12.7 g/dL for years, mildly low for an adult, which fits a hereditary spherocytosis that was compensated and not diagnosed. On Day 0 the count was much lower but the reticulocytes were high: the marrow was still responding. Between Day 0 and Day 5 the hemoglobin fell a further 2.0 g/dL while the reticulocytes fell from 9.2% to 0.4%. That combination, a falling count with a collapsing reticulocyte response, is the pattern of a transient aplastic crisis, when parvovirus B19 infects red cell precursors in a patient who depends on high red cell production (Young & Brown, 2004). Parvovirus IgM was positive on Day 3. From Day 9, reticulocytes returned and overshot, and the hemoglobin rose back to baseline by Day 45.
The single extreme row, 6.9 g/dL on Day 5, is not the story by itself. Read alone, it suggests severe anemia; read in order, it is the bottom of a short dip with recovery already starting four days later. The Day 0 reticulocytes, often overlooked, are what show this patient's marrow normally runs fast, which is the feature that made the crisis possible (Perrotta et al., 2008). The table also shows that the Day 45 hemoglobin is back near the old baseline, not above it.
References
Perrotta, S., Gallagher, P. G., & Mohandas, N. (2008). Hereditary spherocytosis. The Lancet, 372(9647), 1411-1426. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(08)61588-3
Young, N. S., & Brown, K. E. (2004). Parvovirus B19. New England Journal of Medicine, 350(6), 586-597. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMra030840
PA 512 Week 5 instructions, in plain terms
Week five asks you to build a table of serial results for the case and write a short reading underneath. Run the rows in one direction throughout, usually oldest first. Give each row a date, the value with units and the interval since the row above, and add a change column so the reader does not have to subtract. Mark any break in the record: a change of units, laboratory or reference interval partway down a column must be noted, and values converted where needed. Say whether the results come from one source or several. Then read the run as a whole, naming the pattern it shows. Avoid letting a single extreme row drive the reading; place it in its sequence. Cite a source for the pattern you name.
Inside the PA 512 Week 5 example
The table runs from a college clinic value in 2018, reported as 124 g/L and converted, through an occupational physical in 2021, to six values across the current episode: Day 0 at urgent care, Days 3, 5 and 9 in hospital and Days 16 and 45 in clinic. Each row carries its source, hemoglobin, reticulocytes, the interval in days and the change in hemoglobin. A note gives the two laboratories' reference intervals. A section marks the unit conversion and the change of laboratory between Day 0 and Day 3. The reading underneath identifies a long-standing mild anemia, a high reticulocyte count on Day 0, then a fall of hemoglobin with collapsing reticulocytes by Day 5, the pattern of a transient aplastic crisis, with positive parvovirus IgM, followed by reticulocyte overshoot and recovery to baseline by Day 45.
Reading the PA 512 Week 5 grading rubric
A table with dates and no interval column costs the most, because the assignment asks for the arithmetic between rows and the reader is left to do it. Close behind is a change of units or reference interval partway down a column with nothing said, which turns two runs into one. Further deductions follow for a single extreme value driving the reading, for rows that run in mixed order, for results from several sources presented as one and for a reading that describes values without naming a pattern. Strong tables run one direction, carry interval and change columns, mark every break, state their sources and are read as a sequence with the pattern named and supported. A short note on what the run cannot show, such as the cause of the dip without the viral test, adds the final points.
PA 512 Week 5 help from the desk
Serial tables look simple until the record crosses laboratories, units and years. Bring the values from your case and we will order them, add interval and change columns and mark each break in the record so nothing is silently merged. Converting units correctly, and saying so in the table, is a step that costs marks when it is skipped. We can also help you write the reading underneath so the pattern is named and the extreme row sits in its sequence rather than dominating it. The reading is yours. If your section supplies only a few results, the custom sample builds the same columns and states clearly how few rows the reading rests on.
Get a PA-512 Week 5 example written to your instructions
Send the results your section supplied with their dates, the template if one was posted, and any statement about which figures the rubric wants followed, and a custom example is built to them and returned inside 24 to 48 hours, the first one free. Values arriving as a screenshot are fine, since the table is rebuilt from them.
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PA 512 Week 5 questions, answered
How many results make a series?
Three is the usual floor and most assignments supply more. Two values give a direction with nothing about pace, which is why sections building this week hand over a run rather than a pair. If yours supplies only two, the table still carries the interval, and the reading says plainly what a third would have settled.
Do normal results belong in the table?
They belong in it, and dropping them is a standard way to misread a run. A value inside the reference interval is still a point on the line, and a table holding only abnormal rows shows a shape the full run does not have. Enter everything supplied and let the prose decide what matters.
Does each row repeat the reference interval?
Once at the head of the column is enough where the source never changes. Where it does change, the interval is repeated at the row it changes on, with the laboratory named. Sections marking presentation look for this specifically, since it is the difference between a table that can be read across and one that cannot.
Where can I find a free PA 512 Week 5 sample paper?
This page has a full PA 512 Week 5 serial table of hemoglobin and reticulocytes across three laboratories, with the reading underneath.
What pattern does the PA 512 Week 5 sample identify?
A falling hemoglobin with collapsing reticulocytes over five days, the pattern of a parvovirus aplastic crisis in a patient whose marrow normally runs fast.