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Exam #1: Blood Flashcards

0
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What function would kick in if a patient’s WBC has been elevated?

A

To prevent infection

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True or False: Standard precautions should be utilized during surgical interventions involving patients with known blood-borne pathogens?

A

TRUE

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What is blood minus formed elements (40%)?

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Plasma (60%)

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What is responsible for blood clotting and is a normal plasma protein found circulating in the blood?

A

Fibrinogen

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What is a plasma protein that includes antibodies?

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Globulins

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5
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What makes 40% of blood?

A

Formed Elements

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6
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What makes up 60% of blood?

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Plasma

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What is another name for platelets?

A

Thrombocytes

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What protein that contains iron?

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Hemoglobin

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What is it called when hemoglobin combines with oxygen molecules?

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Oxyhemoglobin

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What is blood test that provides a great deal of information about the patient’a blood including the count of circulating erythrocytes?

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Hematocrit

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True or false: erythrocytes are anucleate?

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TRUE

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What is formation of new blood cells?

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Hematopoiesis

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True or false: men have more RBC than women?

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TRUE

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True or False: men have anywhere from 4.3 to 5.9 million cells mm(2)?

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TRUE

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True or false: women have anywhere from 3.5 to 5 million cells/mm(3)?

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TRUE

16
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What has low oxygen in blood??

A

Anemia

17
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What can be identified in part, because of elevated blood viscosity?

A

Polycythemia

18
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What has B12 deficiency?

A

Pernicious Anemia

19
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What is caused by trauma or heavy bleeding?

A

Hemorrhage Anemia

20
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What is a transfusion of packed cells and helps to prevent RBC loss during surgical intervention?

A

Hemodilution

21
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True or false: blood loss can be minimized inter-operatively by using last dissection, rather than a scalpel?

A

TRUE

22
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What is another name for agranular leukocytes?

A

Agranulocytes

23
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What are two typed of Agranulocytes?

A
  1. Monocytes

2. Lymphocytes

24
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What uses phagocytosis to engulf and destroy foreign microorganisms?

A

Neutrophils

25
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What are abnormally low WBC-normally drug induced?

A

Leukopenia

26
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What is the stoppage of bleeding?

A

Hemostasis

27
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How can hemostasis be achieved inter operatively?

A
  1. Clamps
  2. Ties
  3. Ligatures
  4. Electro Surgery (ESU)
  5. Cautery
  6. Staples
  7. Clips
  8. Pharmacologic Agents
  9. Direct Preasure
28
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What is a stationary blood clot?

A

Thrombus

29
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What is a freely floating blood clot?

A

Embolus

30
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What is it when many antibodies react with their antigens tend to clump?

A

Agglutination

31
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What was first discovered in the Rhesus monkey?

A

Rh factor

32
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What is the universal RECIPIENT?

A

AB+

33
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What is the universal DONOR?

A

O-

34
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Which blood type does NOT produce either antibodies?

A

AB

35
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Why use an auto transfusion?

A

The cell saver is utilized in surgeries where a large bold loss is expected.

(Aneurism, total joint replacement, and spinal surgery)

36
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What is a process where in a person receives their own blood for a transfusion instead of banked donor blood?

A

Auto Transfusion

37
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How can blood be donated before a surgery or can be collected during and after the surgery using a device commonly known as a?

A

Cell Saver

38
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What are actual RBCs?

A

Erythrocytes

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