Lab 1: Blood Physiology Flashcards
hematocrit (Hct) % formula
= (height of red cells (mm)/height of red cells and plasma (mm)) x 100
Hb standard for 6.4 g
82%
Hb standard for 11.2 g
69%
Hb standard for 19.9 g
45%
Blood Hematocrit (Hct) experiment
for both males and females it is slightly higher than the “normal” hematocrit %
Hct % for males
average: 46%, range: 43-49%
Hct % for females
average: 41%, range: 36-45%
how many mL of O2 does 1 g of Hb can carry?
1.34 mL
each 100 mL of blood has 15 g of Hb, which can carry how many mL of O2?
20 mL
anemia
results from an abnormal decrease in the # of erythrocytes, tissues become oxygen starved
hematocrit
percent volume of whole blood that is occupied by red blood cells
severe anemia hematocrit %
15%
polycythemia hematocrit %
70%
up to 34% of the RBC by weight is
hemoglobin
concentrations of hemoglobin male
average: 15.4g/100mL blood
range: 13.6-17.2
concentrations of hemoglobin female
average: 13.3g/100mL blood
range: 11.5-15.0
anemic
less than 10g/100mL of blood
cyanmethemoglobin test
involves the reaction of hemoglobin with a reagent solution containing potassium cyanide (KCN) to form cyanmethemoglobin
concentration of cyanmethemoglobin
determined by comparing the amount of light it can absorb compared to the amount of light absorbed by known concentrations of hemoglobin
each g of hemoglobin carries how many mL of blood in rats?
70 mL per kg
total blood Hb (g) formula
= (blood volume mL blood) x (hemoglobin concentration g Hb/mL blood)
hemoglobin concentration g Hb/mL blood pe
total O2 carrying capacity formula
= (total g Hb) x (1.34 mL O2/Hb)
hemoglobin concentration g Hb/mL blood per ONE ml of blood
for example, covert 25 Hb /100 mL to 0.25 Hb/1mL
blood volume in males
79 mL blood per kg
blood volume in females
65 mL blood per kg
average total leukocyte count
7,500/mm^2
neutrophilic leukopenia
protozoan infections, malnutrition, aplastic anemia
neutrophilic leukocytosis
strenuous exercise, rheumatic fever, severe burns
lymphocytosis
mumps, German measles, whooping cough
eosinophilia
scarlet fever, parasitic infections, allergic reaction
monocytosis
chronic diseases, such as tuberculosis and leukemia
lymphocytopenia
administration of glucocorticoid drugs
two classes of leukocytes (WBC)
- granulocytes (Polymorphonuclear leukocytes)
- agranulocytes (mononuclear leukocytes)
granulocytes
- neutrophils
- eosinophils
- basophils
agranulocytes
- small lymphocytes
- large lymphocytes
- monocytes
neutrophils
small pink cytoplasmic granules
purple nucleus
multi-lobed (3 or more) nucleus
eosinophils
coarse red-orange cytoplasmic granules
blue-purple nucleus
bilobed nucleus
basophils
black nucleus
large, deep-blue or reddish-purple cytoplasmic granules
bilobed nucleus
small lymphocytes
light blue cytoplasm (nongranular)
dark purple nucleus
very large, spherical nucleus surrounded by a thin cytoplasm
large lymphocytes
light blue cytoplasm (nongranular)
dark purple nucleus
large oval, intended nucleus
monocytes
light blue-gray cytoplasm (nongranular)
blue or purple nucleus
large, deeply indented nucleus (horseshoe-shaped)
how many leukocytes do you need to count to perform leukocyte count procedure?
100 leukocytes
blood hematocrit experiment
-use rat blood
-use watch glass
-use heparinized tube
-use micro-hematocrit centrifuge
-apply Hct % formula
Hemoglobin determination experiment: % transmittance (results)
31.6%
Hemoglobin determination experiment
-place a cyanmethemoglobin reagent in a cuvette
-add blood
-cover the cuvette with parafilm
-obtain % transmittance
-Spec 20 is used
identification of WBCs and the differential leukocyte count experiment
-obtain a blood smear slide
-use a microscope
-count leukocytes
-follow a pattern as you are counting them (left to right, up and down)
red blood cells males
5.4+-0.8 million per mm^3
red blood cells females
4.8+-0.8 million per mm^3
white blood cells males
7-9000 per mm^3
white blood cells females
5-7000 per mm^3
platelets
150,000 to 400,000 per mm^3
average: 300,000 per mm^3