midterm Flashcards
measures the amount of urea nitrogen in your blood
BUN
measure your glucose after you had not eaten for 8 hrs
FBS
measures blood glucose regardless of when you last ate
RBS
percentage of RBC’s in blood (volume)
hematocrit
type of blood cells that carries oxygen from the lungs to our entire body
RBC
it is an organic compound where it facilitates recycling of adenosine triphosphate
creatinine
a heterocyclic compound of breakdown of purines nucleotides
uric acid
a protein helps speeds up metabolism
enzymes
protein in your rbc’s that carries oxygen to your bodies
hemoglobin
good cholesterol
HDL
bad cholesterol
LDL
cell fragments that forms clot and stop blood
platelets
type of wbc’s of in the immune system of the vertebrates
lympocytes
a type of blood cell that is found in blood and nymph tissue.
helps fight infection
WBC
type of WBC’S that acts as the immune system
neutrophils
a small, sharp spring loaded that takes small blood samples
lancet device
a small device that measures how much sugar is in the blood sample
glucometer
rarest blood type
AB-
common blood type type
O+
protein found in platelets that helps blood clotting
fibrinogen
FBS
Fasting Blood Sugar
RBS
Random Blood Sugar
HR
Heart Rate
RR
respiratory rate
BP
Blood Pressure
SBP
Systolic Blood Pressure
DBP
Diastolic Blood Pressure
HGB
Hemoglobin
HCT
hematocrit
RBC
Red Blood Cell