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1
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How much blood do we circulate?

A

5L

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What percent of blood is plasma?

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55%

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3
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What percent of plasma is water?

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90%

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What percent of blood is cells (RBCs, WBCs, platelets)?

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45%

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5
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What is the most numerous cell in the blood?

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Erythrocytes (RBCs)

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What is the function of RBCs?

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Carry oxygen to all parts of the body and bring CO2 back to the lungs

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What is the largest cell present in blood?

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Leukocytes (WBCs)

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Which cells do we have the least of in our blood?

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Leukocytes

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9
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What is the smallest cell present in blood?

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Thrombocytes (platelets)

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10
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Which cells are essential for coagulation?

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Thrombocytes (platelets)

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What is the production of all types of blood cells?

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Hematopoiesis

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12
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Where does hematopoiesis occur?

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Bone marrow

and lymphatic tissue in adults

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13
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How does a CBC with differential differ from just a CBC?

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CBC with diff contains specifics of WBCs while a CBC only shares the total number of WBCs

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What is the normal value of RBCs?

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Approx. 4-6 million RBCs/microliter of blood

  • differs slightly in males and females
  • Newborns can have more
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What can cause an RBC count to appear higher than normal?

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-Dehydration
-Severe diarrhea
-Acute poisoning
These cause less water to be in our blood making more room for RBCs in the sample collected

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16
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What can actually cause an RBC count to be higher than normal?

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-Chronic lung disease

Need more RBCs because need more O2 circulating

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What can actually cause an RBC count to be lower than normal?

18
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What is the main component of erythrocytes?

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Hemoglobin

19
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What does hemoglobin measure?

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-Number of RBCs
-Oxygen carrying capacity of RBCs
(used to diagnose/evaluate/treat types of anemia)

20
Q

How many amino acids is one heme molecule made of?

A

4

2 alpha chains, 2 beta chains

21
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What is the normal range for hemoglobin?

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Males: 14-18 g/dL
Females: 12-16 g/dL
*12-15 is a good marker

22
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What happens if hemoglobin count is too high?

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Hgb > 20.0 g/dL can cause clogged capillaries

23
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What diseases can cause an increase in hemoglobin?

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  • COPD

- CHF

24
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What does a hematocrit/packed cell volume (PCV) measure?

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Weighted part of RBCs (percentage by volume of packed RBCs in whole blood)

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What is the ratio of Hgb:Hct?
1:3
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What is the normal value of a hematocrit?
Males: 42-52% Females: 37-47%
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What values are dangerous for a hematocrit?
Hct < 15% can lead to cardiac failure/death | Hct > 60% is associated with spontaneous blood clotting
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What is a reticulocyte?
Young, immature, non-nucleated RBCs that are released from bone marrow early b/c old RBCs are failing
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What is a normal value for a reticulocyte count?
0.5-2.0% of RBCs
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What values are dangerous for a reticulocyte count?
> 2.0% means something is wrong because too many are being released < 0.5% bone marrow failure/nutritional deficiences
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What does Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) describe and what are normal values?
- Describes the SIZE of the RBC | - Normal = 80-100 mm3
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What terms are used to describe different MCV values?
- Normocytic (80-100) - Microcytic (<80) - Macrocytic (>100)
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What does Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin (MCH) measure?
- Average amount of Hgb in RBC | - Closely resemble MCV because bigger RBC can hold more Hgb and smaller RBC holds less Hgb
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What does Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration Measure (MCHC)?
Average concentration of percentage of Hgb within each RBCs | COLOR
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What terms are used to describe different MCHC values?
- Normochromic (32-36 g/dL) - Hypochromic (pale color, <32) - Hyperchromic (bright red, >36)
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What does RBC Size Distribution Width (RDW) measure?
Variation in size or volume of RBCs
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What is the term for a high RDW and what does it mean?
Anisocytosis - Lots of variation in the size of RBCs - Normal range is 11.5-14.5%
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When is a peripheral smear used?
When a abnormal value appears on a CBC
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What does an Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR) measure?
The rate at which red blood cells settle out of unclotted blood in an hour
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What are indications for ordering an ESR?
Inflammation | -RBCs clump together when there is inflammation and therefore settle (fall) faster resulting in a higher ESR

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