Patient Care Coordination and Education Pt 4 Flashcards
What percentage of blood makes up the body?
8%
How long does red blood cells last in the body?
120 days
What stimulates the production of red blood cells?
Erythropoietin (hormone)
What is polycythemia?
Increase in red blood cells, causing blood to be thicker and more dense
What is a thrombus?
Stationary blood clot
What is an embolus?
Traveling blood clot
What is coagulation?
Process of blood clotting
What is hemostasis?
Control of bleeding, stopping of a flow of blood
What is the largest portion of blood?
Plasma (55%)
What blood can blood type A receive?
A and O
What blood can blood type B receive?
B and O
What blood can blood type AB receive?
Every kind of blood type
universal recipient
What kind of blood type can blood type O receive?
Only receives type O
universal donor of blood
What is leukemia?
Bone marrow produces a large number of abnormal WBCs
What is tidal volume?
Amount of air that moves in or out of the lungs during a normal breath
What is inspiratory reserve volume?
Amount of air that can be forcefully inhaled following a normal inhalation
What is expiratory reserve volume?
Amount of air that can be forcefully exhaled following a normal exhalation
What is residual volume?
Volume of air that always remains in the lungs even after a forceful exhalation
What is vital capacity?
Amount of air that can be forcefully exhaled after the deepest inhalation possible
What is the total lung capacity?
The total amount of air the lungs can hold
What test is commonly used to diagnose asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease?
Spirometry/pulmonary function testing
What is neuralgia?
Nerve pain
Paraplegia
paralysis of the legs
Quadriplegia
paralysis of the arms and legs
