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| What is the form and structure of blood cells called? |
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| What is the function of blood and its components called? |
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| What is the disease state causing changes of the blood cell called? |
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| What are the six functions of blood? |
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1. support tissue metabolism
2. remove waste
3. regulate blood clotting
4. protection
5. messanging
6. homeostasis |
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| What percentage of blood is made of water? |
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| What percentage of blood is made plasma? |
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| What percentage of blood is dissolved solids? |
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| What percentage of blood is made of cells? |
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| What cells make up the cellular portion of blood? |
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1. red blood cells
2. white blood cells
3. platelets |
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| An erythrocyte is also called a...? |
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| A leukocyte is also called a...? |
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| A thrombocyte is also called a...? |
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| blood that is not seperated |
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| the liquid portion of uncoagulated blood |
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| the liquid portion of coagulated blood |
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| How do you calculate total amount of blood that can be safely drawn? |
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1. find the total blood volume
2. 10% of total blood volume can be drawn |
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| How do you calculate the total blood volume? |
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| multiply the weight (kg) by 10% |
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| What is in a purple topped tube? |
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| What is a purple topped tube used for? |
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| What is in a blue topped tube? |
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| What is a blue topped tube used for? |
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| What is in a green topped tube? |
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| What is a green topped tube used for? |
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plasma chemistries
*do not use for smears it will stain blue |
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| What is in a red topped tube? |
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| What is in a gray & red topped tube? |
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| What is a gray & red topped tube used for? |
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| separating serum from RBC's while centrifuged |
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| What is in a red & black topped tube? |
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| clotting activator that cuts clotting |
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| What is in a yellow topped tube? |
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| clotting activator that cuts clotting time in half |
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| What is a red & black topped tube used for? |
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| What is a yellow topped tube used for? |
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| Which two tubes are the same? |
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| the yellow and the red & black topped tubes |
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| What is in a gray topped tube? |
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| What is a gray topped tube used for? |
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| an Activated Clotting Time (ACT) test |
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| What does a vacutainer tube do? |
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| sucks the blood into the container with a vacuum |
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| What is the color of normal serum? |
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| What is the color of fatty serum? |
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| What does white serum indicate the presence of? |
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| What is the color of hemolytic serum? |
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| What does pink or red serum indicate? |
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| What does amber to orange/brown serum indicate? |
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| the presence of bilirubin (indicates liver problem) |
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| What is amber to orange/brown serum called? |
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| How long can plasma and serum be stored at room temperature for? |
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| How long can blood be stored at room temperature for? |
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| How long can plasma and serum be refrigerated for? |
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| How long can blood be refrigerated for? |
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| How long can plasma and serum be frozen for? |
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| How long can blood be frozen for? |
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| A hematocrit is also called a...? |
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| the proportion of cells and fluid in the blood |
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| the layer of white blood cells and platelets in a hematocrit tube |
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| How many tubes should be run during a PCV? |
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| For quality control, average the results of the PCV tubes. What percentage must the numbers be in to be accurate? |
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| 2% or within 2 whole numbers of each other |
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| Low hematocrit numbers indicate what? |
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| High hematocrit numbers indicate what? |
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| A large buffy coat indicates what? |
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| A small buffy coat indicates what? |
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| TP or TTP stands for what? |
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| What does TP or TTP evaluate? |
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| protein levels, indicating hydration status |
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| a cell that eats other cells |
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| a cell that ingests fluid from other cells |
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| enzymes that destroy bacteria |
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| enzymes that destroy bacteria |
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| proteins that fight antigens |
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| protein markers on an invader cell |
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| What are the 6 functions of white blood cells? |
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1. to control inflammation
2. to provide immunity
3. a memory bank of antigens
4. to aid with flot formation and destruction
5. to control bacterial and parasitic infections
6. to clean up material in blood that is not needed |
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| the complex of DNA and protein that makes up chromosomes and is found inside the nuclei |
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| What are the two types of white blood cells? |
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1. granulocytes
2. agranulocytes |
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| What are the three types of granulocytes? |
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1. basophils
2. eosinophils
3. neutrophils |
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| What are the two types of agranulocytes? |
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1. lymphocytes
2. monocytes |
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| when more than 5% of neutrophils are bands |
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| What are neutrophils attracted to? |
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| What do neutrophils lyse? |
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| bacteria, yeast algae and parasites |
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| How many segments does a neutrophil have? |
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| What is a neutrophil with more than 5 segments called? |
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| a hypersegmented neutrophil |
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| an increase in neutrophils |
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| What causes neutrophilia? |
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1. response to imflammation
2. bacterial infections
3. stress |
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| a decrease in neutrophils |
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1. viral infections
2. actue leukemia 3. chemotherapy
4. vitamin B12 deficiency
5. splenomegaly |
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| How long can a lymphocyte live? |
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| a week but some retain memory for more than 20 years, giving immunity |
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| What color cytoplasm does a stained lymphocyte have? |
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| very little light blue cytoplasm |
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| What are the functions of a lymphocyte? |
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1. to fight viral infections
2. to provide memory to the immune system |
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| What are the two subclasses of lymphocytes? |
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| an increase in lymphocytes |
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| What are the causes of lymphocytosis? |
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1. viral infections
2. certain cancers
3. leukemias |
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| a decrease in lymphocytes |
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| What are the causes of lymphocytopenia? |
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1. chronic infection
2. chemotherapy |
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| What is it called when there are more lymphocytes than neutrophils? |
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| What are reactive lymphocytes? |
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| lymphocytes that have been activated by the immune system from a viral infection |
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| What is another name for a monocyte? |
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| What are the functions of a monocyte? |
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1. quckliy move to the site of inflammation and infection
2. phagocytosis
3. inducing clotting by generation of clotting factors and lysing activators
4. break down invadoes and instruct T lymphocytes to process antigens |
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| What are the causes of monocytosis? |
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1. inflammatory disease
2. infections or fever
3. necrosis caused by infection
4. obstructions |
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| What are the main functions of eosinophils? |
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1. involvment in inflammatory process 2. contain protein to bind and damage parasite membranes
3. releases histamines in allergic inflammation
4. can decrease or worsen the inflammation response
5. engulfs and detoxifies bacteria |
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| For each eosinophil in the blood, how many are in the tissue? |
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| an increase in eosinophils |
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a decrease in eosinophils
*this can be normal |
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| What are thought to be the main functions of a basophil? |
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1. release of histamine in inflammatory responses
2. releases heparin to prevent blood from clumping |
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a decrease in basophils
*this is normal |
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| What are the causes of basophilia? |
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1. increase is seen when eosinophils increase
2. hyperthyroidism / Cushing's disease
3. parasitic disease
4. allergies and respiratory disease |
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| What are the functions of thrombocytes? |
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1. hemostasis
2. secrete clotting substances
3. preserve capillary walls and plug holes |
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| What are the causes of throbocytosis? |
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1. adrenaline release
2. spontaneous bleeding
3. infection
4. post splenectomy |
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| What is thrombocytopenia? |
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| What are the causes for thrombocytopenia? |
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1. decrease in production
2. bleeding disorder
3. hormone treatment |
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