Module 4 study guide Flashcards
Erythrocytes
Responsible for tissue oxygenation
lymphocytes
White blood cells
platelets
Made of bone marrow that form clots and stop or prevent bleeding
Erythropoietin
Hormone excreted by kidney in response to decrease oxygen (hypoxemia) in blood
hematopoiesis
RBC production
erythroblasts
Red bone marrow that synthesize HbG and is an intermediate in the initial stage of RBC formation
reticulocytes
Young and new RBC’s form bone marrow not mature enough to carry 02
Normal RBC level
male: 4.7-6.1 per mm3
female: 4.2-5.4 per mm3
Normal HbB level
iron and oxygen transport protien
Male: 14-18 g/dL
Female: 12-16 g/dL
Normal Hct level
Male: 42-52%
Female: 37-47%
MCV
Mean Corpuscular Volume (size)
Normal 80-100
Buerger Disease
Males
Vasospasm of arterial vessels chronic ishema
DVT
Venous Thrombosis
Clot formation in deep larger veins of the leg
Virchow’s Triad
Unstable angina
Symptoms at rest
Dyspnea
Diaphoresis
Hyperchromic
MCHC > 36
Microcytic
Iron deficiency Anemia
MCV <80
Macrocytic
Vitamin b12 deficiency
MCV <100
MCHC
Hemoglobin concentration/color amount of Hbg in a volume of RBC’s normal 32-36
Hypochromic
Folate deficiency
MCHC < 32