Approach to Anemia Flashcards
Ratio of Volume of RBCs to that whole Blood
Hematocrit
Is the Average Red Blood Size
HCT/RBC x 10
Mean Cell Volume
Is the amount of hemoglobin per red cell
Mean Cell Hemoglobin
Amount of hemoglobin relative to size of the cell or hemoglobin concentration per red blood cell
Mean Cell Hemoglobin Concentration
Measures the amount of Blood Cell Variation in Volume and sized
Red Cell Distribution Width
Anisocytosis, Poikilocytosis
Lifespan of Platelets
7-10 days
Cause of Thrombocytopenia
Decreased Bone Marrow Production
Sqeuestration, usually in an enlarged spleen
Increased Platelet Destruction
Casue of Thrombocytosis
■ Iron deficiency ■ Reactive Thrombocytosis ● Inflammation ● Cancer ● Infection ■ Underlying myeloproliferative proliferative process ● Essential thrombocythemia ● Polycythemia vera
Deficiency or Defect in Pasma vWF
Von Williebrand Disease
Deficiency ofdefect in GPIb
Bernard Soulier
Deficiency in Plasma Fibrinogen
Congenital Afibrinogenemia
Deficiency or defect in GPIIb-IIIa
Glanzmann Thrombasthenia
What Coagulation factors is aPTT affected
Factors XI, IX, VIII, X, V, II
Prothrombin Time Assesses
Factors I, II, V, VII, X
WBC Normal Values
4.3 - 10 x 10^9