Final Flashcards

1
Q

what percent of blood volume in plasma?

A

50-55%

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2
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what function is carried out by blood?

A

regulating body temp

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3
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what percentage of your body weight is blood?

A

2%

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4
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what does the coverglass on hemacytometers do?

A

regulates the depth of fluid

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5
Q

what is true of RBC and WBC counts?

A

they are usually performed manually

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6
Q

what is the reference range for a WBC count?

A

for an adult it is 4-11x10^9/L

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7
Q

what is true of blood collected for blood smears?

A

anticoagulant must always be used in blood for blood smears

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8
Q

how many platelets in a field is normal?

A

7-20

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9
Q

do viral infections usually cause increased lymphocytes and an increased total WBC count?

A

nope

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10
Q

are lymphocytes produced in the bone marrow and other lymphoid tissue?

A

yup

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11
Q

name of an immature blood cell normally found in only the bone marrow

A

blast cell

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12
Q

how does iron deficiency anemia affect the RBC?

A

they’re hypochromic

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13
Q

what type of stain is eosin?

A

acidic

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14
Q

what is the ingestion of a foreign particle or cell by another cell called?

A

phagocytosis

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15
Q

form of hemoglobin that binds and transports oxygen

A

oxyhemoglobin

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16
Q

what’s initiated by damage to a blood vessel?

A

fibrinolysis, vasoconstriction and coagulation

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17
Q

are coagulation factors produced in the liver and circulate in activated form?

A

nope

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18
Q

do PT tests measure intrinsic pathways?

A

nope

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19
Q

does factor VIII deficiency effect the prothrombin time?

A

nope

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20
Q

whats responsible for humoral immunity?

A

antibodies

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21
Q

what’s the process of blood cell formation called?

A

hemopoiesis

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22
Q

what kind of stem cell makes blood cells?

A

hemopoietic stem cell

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23
Q

which antibody is predominant in secretions?

A

IgA

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24
Q

which antibody is first produced after an exposure to an antigen?

A

IgM

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25
Q

does the inflammatory response produce antibodies?

A

hell nah

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26
Q

what is the largest immunoglobulin?

A

IgM

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27
Q

who performed the first successful blood transfusion of human blood?

A

James Blundell

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28
Q

whats not easily obtained from a unit of donated blood?

A

leukocyte concentrate

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29
Q

does AB blood have anti-A or anti-B in the serum?

A

nope

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30
Q

are ABO antibodies part of the IgG group?

A

no

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31
Q

Is Landstrainer a method to name the Rh antigens?

A

no

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32
Q

What do you give a mother to prevent HDN?

A

anti-D

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33
Q

what should be done during a Rh tube typing test?

A

agglutination should be graded

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34
Q

Can the RhD antigen be detected by slide, tube and gel methods?

A

yup

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35
Q

how many nephrons are on each kidney?

A

1,000,000

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36
Q

what is each nephron composed of?

A

a glomerulus and a Bowman’s capsule

37
Q

what is a major function of the kidney?

A

regulation of acid-base balance

38
Q

when urine is to be cultured for bacteria, the specimen must be…

A

clean-catch

39
Q

if a urine specimen is to be cultured for bacteria when should the culture be set up?

A

before the routine urinalysis is done

40
Q

what is the reference range for urines specific gravity?

A

1.005-1.030

41
Q

what do the RBC indices show?

A

the size and shape of cells

42
Q

Rule of 3

A

hematocrit should be 3x the value of hemoglobin

43
Q

3 main WBC features

A

cytoplasm, nucleus and size

44
Q

what WBC do kids have more of than adults?

A

lymphocytes

45
Q

normal neutrophil percentage?

A

50-65%

46
Q

normal lymphocyte percentage?

A

25-40%

47
Q

poikilocytosis

A

abnormal shape of rbc

48
Q

anisocytosis

A

different rbc sizes

49
Q

what makes up peripheral blood?

A

rbc, WBC, platelets, plasa

50
Q

thalassemia

A

too much iron in the blood

51
Q

how can you use hemoglobin to get RBC?

A

divide it by 3

52
Q

what mineral is involved in the hemostasis pathway?

A

calcium

53
Q

where are the vitamin-k-factors manufactured?

A

liver

54
Q

normal reference value for prothrombin time is…

A

11-13 sec

55
Q

Three ways that prothrombin time can be reported

A

PT ratio, seconds and INR

56
Q

is Coumadin an anticoagulant?

A

yup

57
Q

what is Coumadin derived from

A

warfarin

58
Q

antibody in highest concentration is…

A

IgG

59
Q

immunoglobulin associated with allergic responses is..

A

IgE

60
Q

healthy immune system is called…

A

immunocompetent

61
Q

ELISA aka…

A

EIA

62
Q

study of human blood groups

A

immunohemetology

63
Q

is the A antigen or the B antigen dominant?

A

neither

64
Q

what are two non dominant things called?

A

codominant

65
Q

which RhD method for typing uses a heated light box?

A

slide or manual

66
Q

condition where the fetus is affected by maternal antibodies are directed against the infants RBCs

A

HDN

67
Q

HDN

A

hemolytic disease of newborn

68
Q

functional unit of the kidneys

A

nephron

69
Q

two major treatments for kidney failure

A

transplant or dialysis

70
Q

type of dialysis with more freedom

A

peritoneal dialysis

71
Q

how long can you refrigerate urine for??

A

4 hours at 4C

72
Q

when is tissue thromboplastin produced

A

after an traumatic venipuncture

73
Q

what are moving wire probes called?

A

FibroSystem

74
Q

INR=?

A

ISI

75
Q

Xa is an…

A

enzyme

76
Q

what does POCT stand for?

A

point of care testing

77
Q

who named the prothrombin time test?

A

Quick

78
Q

what tests the extrinsic pathway?

A

protime

79
Q

what does LE mean?

A

autoimune disease

80
Q

blood from the patient goes through a dialyzer

A

hemodialysis

81
Q

patients abdomen is filled with dialysate

A

peritoneal dialysis

82
Q

structural and functional unit of the kidney

A

nephron

83
Q

receives the glomerular filtrate

A

Bowmans capsule

84
Q

output of an abnormally large volume of urine

A

diuresis

85
Q

what is a white precipitate in the urine called?

A

positive protein sulfsalicyclic acid

86
Q

what does a pH above 7.0 called?

A

alkaline urine

87
Q

positive nitrate test

A

escherichia coli

88
Q

does the AB blood type have any antibodies present?

A

nope

89
Q

does an positive blood type have Rh antigens present?

A

yup