Peripheral Blood Flashcards
What is the average volume of blood for a 70 kg male
5.5 L
pH of arterial blood
7.4
pH of venous blood
7.35
If you centrifuge blood what is at the very bottom
heaviest elements - erythrocytes (RBCs)
If you centrifuge blood what is in the middle
buffy coat, made of leukocytes and platelets
If you centrifuge blood what is at the top
plasma that is straw colored
Hematocrit
percentage of blood that is RBCs
What is the normal hematocrit for an adult female
40
What is the normal hematocrit for an adult male
45
What is the normal hematocrit for a newborn
55, decreases to 35 at 2 months, then you get to adult values at puberty
Why is plasma straw colored during fasting.
bilirubin
What happens to plasma after a high fat meal
turns white
Albumin
important because of colloid osmotic pressure. Regulates pressure by pulling fluid back into blood out of tissue. Low albumin leads to edema.
How does liver failure affect albumin
decreases it
transferrin
carries iron
plasminogen
regulates clotting
Gamma-globulins
synthesized by plasma cells. Are antibodies
What are the clotting factors
prothrombin, fibrinogen, accelerator globin (aka factor VII)
Complement proteins
help with immunity and inflammation
Lipoporteins
transport cholesterol and triglycerides
RBCs
biconcave disc, which helps faciliatate gas exchange. Cytoskeletal components are pressent.
Polycythemia
too many RBCs
anemia
too little RBCs