Exam #1: Blood Flashcards
What function would kick in if a patient’s WBC has been elevated?
To prevent infection
True or False: Standard precautions should be utilized during surgical interventions involving patients with known blood-borne pathogens?
TRUE
What is blood minus formed elements (40%)?
Plasma (60%)
What is responsible for blood clotting and is a normal plasma protein found circulating in the blood?
Fibrinogen
What is a plasma protein that includes antibodies?
Globulins
What makes 40% of blood?
Formed Elements
What makes up 60% of blood?
Plasma
What is another name for platelets?
Thrombocytes
What protein that contains iron?
Hemoglobin
What is it called when hemoglobin combines with oxygen molecules?
Oxyhemoglobin
What is blood test that provides a great deal of information about the patient’a blood including the count of circulating erythrocytes?
Hematocrit
True or false: erythrocytes are anucleate?
TRUE
What is formation of new blood cells?
Hematopoiesis
True or false: men have more RBC than women?
TRUE
True or False: men have anywhere from 4.3 to 5.9 million cells mm(2)?
TRUE
True or false: women have anywhere from 3.5 to 5 million cells/mm(3)?
TRUE
What has low oxygen in blood??
Anemia
What can be identified in part, because of elevated blood viscosity?
Polycythemia
What has B12 deficiency?
Pernicious Anemia
What is caused by trauma or heavy bleeding?
Hemorrhage Anemia
What is a transfusion of packed cells and helps to prevent RBC loss during surgical intervention?
Hemodilution
True or false: blood loss can be minimized inter-operatively by using last dissection, rather than a scalpel?
TRUE
What is another name for agranular leukocytes?
Agranulocytes
What are two typed of Agranulocytes?
- Monocytes
2. Lymphocytes
What uses phagocytosis to engulf and destroy foreign microorganisms?
Neutrophils
What are abnormally low WBC-normally drug induced?
Leukopenia
What is the stoppage of bleeding?
Hemostasis
How can hemostasis be achieved inter operatively?
- Clamps
- Ties
- Ligatures
- Electro Surgery (ESU)
- Cautery
- Staples
- Clips
- Pharmacologic Agents
- Direct Preasure
What is a stationary blood clot?
Thrombus
What is a freely floating blood clot?
Embolus
What is it when many antibodies react with their antigens tend to clump?
Agglutination
What was first discovered in the Rhesus monkey?
Rh factor
What is the universal RECIPIENT?
AB+
What is the universal DONOR?
O-
Which blood type does NOT produce either antibodies?
AB
Why use an auto transfusion?
The cell saver is utilized in surgeries where a large bold loss is expected.
(Aneurism, total joint replacement, and spinal surgery)
What is a process where in a person receives their own blood for a transfusion instead of banked donor blood?
Auto Transfusion
How can blood be donated before a surgery or can be collected during and after the surgery using a device commonly known as a?
Cell Saver
What are actual RBCs?
Erythrocytes
