Blood (Additional Flashcards)

Question 1

What is the isotonic range?

Answer 1

280-296 milliosmoles

Question 2

How much NaCl is needed to be in an isotonic solution?

Answer 2

.9%

Question 3

How much glucose is needed to be in an isotonic solution?

Answer 3

5%

Question 4

What is the normal level of triglycerides found in the blood?

Answer 4

Less than 150mg/dl

Question 5

What should the plasma levels be for phospholipids?

Answer 5

160-300mg/dl

Question 6

What is the normal level of cholesterol in the blood?

Answer 6

Less than 180mg/dl

Question 7

What should the level of LDLs be?

Answer 7

Less than 100mg/dl

Question 8

What level should LDL be for higher risk patients?

Answer 8

Less than 70mg/dl

Question 9

What should the level of HDL be?

Answer 9

Higher than 30mg/dl

Question 10

What is the range for HDL levels?

Answer 10

30-80mg/dl

Question 11

What levels of HDL could be helpful for heart disease?

Answer 11

Anything over 60mg/dl

Question 12

What are the normal levels of glucose?

Answer 12

70-110 mg/dl

Question 13

What is the normal level of RBCs in females?

Answer 13

4.5 million/ul

Question 14

What is the normal level of RBCs in males?

Answer 14

5.5 million/ul

Question 15

How many molecules of hemoglobin are there per RBC?

Answer 15

280 million molecules

Question 16

How much hemoglobin is found in females?

Answer 16

12-18 g/dl

Question 17

How much hemoglobin is found in males?

Answer 17

13-18 g/dl

Question 18

What is biliverdin?

Answer 18

• Green Pigment

- Found when Iron is removed

Question 19

What is bilirubin?

Answer 19

• Yellowish pigment

- Made when hemoglobin is degraded by macrophages

Question 20

What is urobililinogen?

Answer 20

By-product from bile degradation of bilirubin

Question 21

What is stercobilin?

Answer 21

Pigment from urobililnogen

Turns feces brown

Question 22

What is Jaundice?

Answer 22

• Yellowing of skin & whites of eyes

- This is due to the build-up of bilirubin due to liver disease

Question 23

What is oxyhemoglobin?

Answer 23

Hemoglobin bound to O2

Question 24

What is deoxyhemoglobin?

Answer 24

Hemoglobin without O2

Question 25

What is carbaminohemoglobin?

Answer 25

Hemoglobin binds to CO2

Question 26

What is Carboxyhemoglobin?

Answer 26

Hemoglobin binds to carbon monoxide

Question 27

What is a female’s hematocrit?

Answer 27

42%

Question 28

What is a male’s hematocrit?

Answer 28

47%

Question 29

How many RBCs do you make per second?

Answer 29

8-16 million

Question 30

When does the yolk sac in the embryo start making RBCs?

Answer 30

3-7 Weeks during gestation