Hematology Flashcards
Hematocrit: packed cell volume
Normal: 45
Anemia: 15
Polycythemia: 65
Hematocrit: packed cell volume- Blood that has been settled down can vary by…
- age
- gender
- health condition
Polycythemia
can happen naturally if people live in higher elevated places since body compensates lack of oxygen by producing more RBC
Plasma
non-cellular component (proteins, anti coaligants)
Platelets
fragments of cells
What happens in a blood clot?
elements are trapped and what is left is the Serum (fluid with proteins and ions)
Components of formed elements
- Red Blood Cells (erthrocytes)
- White Blood Cells (Leukocytes)
- Platelets (from Megakaryocytes)
Components of Plasma
- Water (90%)
- Solutes (10%)
Components of blood (2)
- Formed Elements
- Plasma
Differential Count type of stain used
Romanovsky-type stain
Basolphillic-blue
Azurophillic- purple
Eosinophillic- orange
Neutrophillic- pink
Differential Count- how it was prepared for microscope use
Slides prepared by
- Taking a smear
- pushing the sample forward
- Dry blood smear with stains
*Concentration of smear counted using a formula
Differential Count-Automated
- Automated hematology blood analysis
- machine produces a detailed graph
- patients usually get differential counts everyday to see changes/status of their blood
Differential Count: Neutrophil (job and %)
Attacks bacteria, 60-70%
Differential Count: Eosinophil (job and %)
Attacks parasites (helminthic worms) and limits inflammation, 2-4%
Differential Count: Basophil (job and %)
Mediate Inflammation (bee stings), recruit esoinophils .5%
Differential Count: Lymphocyte (job and %)
Mediate humoral and cellular immunity, 28%
Differential Count: Monocyte (job and %)
Become phagocytic macrophages, 5%
3 types of granularcytes
- Eosinophil
- Neutrophil
- Basophil
2 types of Agranulocytes
- lymphocytes
- monocytes
Leukocytes (WBC) components
- Granulocytes
- Agranulocytes
Granulocytes distinguishing factors
- lobulated nuclei
- large granules
Components of solutes in plasma
- Proteins
- Small Organics (peptides, amino acids)
- Inorganics (ions-K,Cl)
Components of proteins in solutes
- Albumin
- Globulin