Lab Exam 2- Hematology & Cardiology Flashcards
Viscosity
resistance to flow
Whole blood is __ times as viscous as water
5
Osmolarity
Total Molarity of dissolved particles Sodium Ions, Proteins, RBCs
High Osmolarity
Causes Fluid absorption in the blood; Raises BP
Low Osmolarity
Causes Fluid to remain in tissues; May Result in Edema
Hemoglobin
Has Heme groups which bind Oxygen to Fe2+ Ions
RBC count and Hemoglobin concentration indicate
The amout of O2 the blood can carry
Hematocrit (Packed Cell Volume)
% of Blood composed of cells
Hematocrit values are lower in (women/men)
women
Why are values lower in women
Androgens stimulate RBC production Periodic menstrual losses
Erythrocyte
Red Blood Cell
Leukocyte
White Blood Cell
What is the function of a Heme Group?
Binds Oxygen to Fe2+
What is the body’s process when inadequate O2 transport occurs
Sensed by liver and Kidneys Secretion of Erythropoietin Stimulation of Red Bone Marrow Accelerated Erythropoiesis Increased RBC Count Increased O2 Transport
Erythropoiesis
Production of Red Blood Cells
Erythropoeitin
glycoprotein cytokine secreted by the kidney in response to cellular hypoxia
Life Cycle of an Erythrocyte
Pluripotent Stem Cell Colony-Forming Unit (CFU) Erythroblast (Precursor Cell) Reticulocyte (Precursor Cell) Mature Cell (Erythrocyte)
Erythrocytes cycle in the blood for how many days?
120
Expired RBCs are broken up in the
Liver and Spleen
Antigens
Unique Molecules on the Cell Surface
Antibodies
Secreted by Plasma Cells
Agglutination
Causes Clumping
How is someone’s ABO Blood type determined?
the presence or absence of antigens (agglutinogens) on RBCs
Type A Blood has what type of Antigens?
Type A
Type B Blood has what type of Antigens?
Type B
Type AB Blood has what type of Antigens?
A & B
Type O Blood has what type of Antigens?
None
What is the most common type of Blood?
O
What is the rarest type of blood?
AB
Hemolytic Disease of a Newborn
Rh Antibodies attack fetal blood Causing severe anemia and toxic brain syndrome
Hemolytic Disease of a Newborn
Rh Antibodies attack fetal blood Causing severe anemia and toxic brain syndrome
Types of Leukocytes
Granulocytes Agranylocytes
Granulocytes
Neutrophils Esinophils Basophils
What is the most common type of Granulocyte
Neutrophil
What is the rarest type of Granulocyte?
Basophils
Agranulocytes
Lymphocytes Monocytes
Neutrophils are usually present when
There is an increase in Bacterial infection
Esinophils are usually present when
There is an increase in parasitic infections or allergies
Basophils are usually present when
There is an increase in Chicken Pox, Sinusitis, and Diabetes
Lymphocytes are usually present when
There is an increase in diverse infections and immune responses
Monocytes are usually present when
There is an increase in viral infections and inflammation *These differentiate into Macrophages
Which type of Leukocytes differentiate into Macrophages?
Monocytes
Platelets are also known as
Thrombocytes
What are the functions of Platelets?
Secrete Clotting factors and growth factors for vessel repair Initiate formation of clot-dissolving enzyme Phagocytize Bacteria Chemically attract neutrophils and monocytes at sites of inflammation
Megakaryoblast
a precursor cell to a promegakaryocyte, which in turn becomes a megakaryocyte during haematopoiesis. It is the beginning of the thrombocytic series.
Hematopoiesis
the production of blood cells and platelets, which occurs in the bone marrow.
Hematopoiesis
the production of blood cells and platelets, which occurs in the bone marrow.
RBC
Erythrocyte
Hemoglobin Structure