Megakaryopoiesis and Platelet Flashcards
_______________ may be defined as a method for controlling infection in which all blood and certain body fluids are treated as if infected with hepatitis B, human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or other
disease-producing blood-borne pathogens.
Universal Standard Precautions
Primary reason for universal/standard precautions
all patients infected with blood-borne
pathogens cannot be readily identified.
__________________ exposure to blood and other body fluids must be prevented.
Skin and Mucous membranes
___________ must be worn when there is any possibility of coming in contact with blood or other body fluids.
Gloves
prior to removal and disposal of soiled gloves, in which type of waste container/bin it must be disposed of?
biohazardous waste bin
T or F: if the gloves has been worn at least once it can still be reused
False. Gloves must never be reused
Which of the following must be worn if there is a possibility of droplets or spattering of the blood or body fluid?
Masks and protective eyewear (Safety goggles)
Which protective equipment used in the work area acts as an alternative when working with splattering lab work?
plexiglass shields
T or F: Gowns or laboratory coats should be worn when working with blood or body fluids.
True
Which type of biohazard container should needles and other sharp equipment should be placed?
red colored puncture-resistant biohazard container labeled with “sharps”
All laboratory work benches must be decontaminated
with which appropriate germicide?
1:10 or 10% Hypochlorite solution
Decontamination is done ___________
Regularly; once per shift
Functions of Platelets?
- participates in hemostasis (primary and secondary)
- Maintenance of capillary integrity
What is the normal range of platelet count?
150,000-450,000/ mm3 or 150-450 x10^3/mm3
the largest hematopoietic stem cell in the bone marrow.
Megakaryocyte
a process whereby the nuclear material reduplicates but the nucleus does not divide.
Endoreduplication (Endomitosis)
Platelets arise from unique bone marrow cells also known as?
Megakaryocytes
Which cluster of differentiation marker arise from 3 progenitor cells?
CD34
Enumerate the 3 progenitor cells of Megakaryocytes
- Burst forming unit (BFU-Meg)
- Colony forming Unit (CFU-Meg)
- Light Density- CFU (LD-CFU-Meg)
Megakaryocytic stages perform the process of Endomitosis (Cell division without telophase) is also known as?
Terminal differentiation