Hematologic Problems

Question 1

spongy center of the bones where the red blood cells and platelets are made.

Answer 1

bone marrow

Question 2

manufactures clotting factors

Answer 2

liver

Question 3

makes the transport of oxygen and carbon dioxide possible

Answer 3

hemoglobin

Question 4

activate the blood clotting system

Answer 4

platelet

Question 5

carries red blood cells, platelets and clotting factors through the circulatory system

Answer 5

plasma

Question 5

site of active cell formation; major blood producing organ

Answer 5

red marrow

Question 5

differentiate into mature blood cells

Answer 5

stem cells

Question 5

composed mainly of fats

Answer 5

yellow marrow

Question 6

percentage of total blood volume composed of mature blood cells

Answer 6

blood cells

Question 7

major cellular element of circulating blood

Answer 7

erythrocytes

Question 8

the white blood cells

Answer 8

leukocytes

Question 9

liquid portion of whole blood remaining after blood cells are removed

Answer 9

plasma

Question 10

largest of the plasma protein

Answer 10

albumin

Question 11

high molecular weight protein that is important in blood clotting

Answer 11

fibrinogen

Question 12

carry oxygen from your lungs to organs throughout your body

Answer 12

red blood cells

Question 12

the bodies process of producing all types of blood cells, body continuously makes new blood to replace old ones

Answer 12

hematopoiesis

Question 12

Hematopoiesis ensures, what three things

Answer 12

healthy supply oxygen to our tissue, fight infection, clot our blood when we are injured

Question 12

sticky cell fragments that clump together to form a clot if you got injured.

Answer 12

platelets

Question 13

the production of white blood cells is called

Answer 13

leukopoiesis

Question 13

the production of red blood cells is called

Answer 13

erythropoiesis

Question 13

Fight infection and protect our body from harmful invaders or germs

Answer 13

white blood cells

Question 13

the production of platelets is called

Answer 13

thrombopoiesis

Question 14

red blood cells transport oxygen from the lungs to the tissues and carbon dioxide from the tissues back to the lungs for excretion

Answer 14

oxygenation

Question 15

control of bleeding

Answer 15

hemostasis

Question 16

a needle with stylet is introduced into the iliac crest

Answer 16

bone marrow aspiration and biopsy

Question 17

detects the percentage of young (1 to 2 day old) nonnucleated erythrocytes in peripheral blood

Answer 17

reticulocyte count

Question 18

detects characteristics sickling of RBC's occuring with sickle cell trait or disease

Answer 18

sickling test

Question 19

detects immune globulin plasma

Answer 19

coombs test

Question 20

help detect disorders of platelet function

Answer 20

bleeding time

Question 21

measures time and completeness of platelet aggregate formation in the plasma sample after addition of a triggering agent.

Answer 21

platelet aggregation

Question 22

measures coagulation through intrinsic and common pathways

Answer 22

prothrombin time

Question 23

use to measure heparin therapy

Answer 23

thrombin clotting time

Question 24

Steps before blood tranfusion

Answer 24

blood typing and cross matching, consent and history tsking, initiate iv access, blood typing again, consent, retrieve blood

Question 25

Reactions to blood transfusion, four main types:

Answer 25

hemolytic, anaphylactic, febrile, circulatory overload

Question 25

condition in which the blood lacks adequate healthy red blood cells or hemoglobin

Answer 25

anemia

Question 26

iron stores are depleted resulting in decreased iron supply

Answer 26

iron deficiency anemia

Question 27

macrocytic anemia that results from an inadequate intake of vitamin b12 (lack)

Answer 27

megaloblastic anemia

Question 28

red blood cells are larger than normal and are ovalshaped rather that round shape (vitamin b9)

Answer 28

folate deficiency anemia

Question 28

severe, chronic incurable hemolytic anemia

Answer 28

sickle cell anemia

Question 28

deficiency of circulating erythrocytes and all other formed elements of blood

Answer 28

aplastic anemia

Question 29

hyperplasia of bone marrow

Answer 29

polycythemia vera

Question 30

bone marrow makes enough blood cells, but they are destroyed once released to circulation

Answer 30

autoimmune hemolytic anemia

Question 31

too few platelets circulating in the blood

Answer 31

thrombocytopenia

Question 31

rare blood clotting disorder that can cause organ damage and uncontrollable bleeding

Answer 31

disseminated intravascular coagulation