Quiz 3 Flashcards
bleeding from anticoagulation (coagulation + hematology labs)
INR, aPTT, Hgb, PLTs
synthetic function (coagulation + LFT labs)
PT/INR, aPTT
LFT (hepatocellular injury)
ALT, AST
excretory function (LFTs)
bilirubin, ALP, GGT
detoxification
ammonia
synthetic function
albumin
infection (hematology)
WBC
Anemia hemorrhage (hematology)
RBCs, Hgb, HCt, MCV, MCHC, retics
Hemolysis (hematology)
RBCs, Hgb, Hct, bilirubin, haptoglobin
leukocytosis
high WBC
leukopenia
low WBC
most common WBC; fights bacterial and fungal infections by phagocytosis of foreign particles
neutrophils
leukopenia or leukocytosis: bone marrow suppression from chemotherapy or drugs
leukopenia
leukopenia or leukocytosis: infection or corticosteroid use
leukocytosis
erythrocytosis
high RBC count
___ are produced in the bone marrow. Transports oxygen to all organs. Life span is approx. 3 months
RBCs
which of the following components of CBC is a direct indicator of the oxygen carrying capacity of the blood?
a. RBCs
b. hematocrit
c. hemoglobin
d. WBCs
Hemoglobin
MCV
mean corpuscular volume
high MCV
macrocytic
normal MCV
normocytic
low MCV
microcytic
which is more clinically useful, MCH or MCHC?
MCHC
high MCH/MCHC
hyperchromic
normal MCH/MCHC
normochromic
low MCH/MCHC
hypochromic