final Flashcards
(45 cards)
At what temp is FFP thawed?
37 degrees C
Where are the Antigens located?
On the RBCs
Where are the antibodies located?
In the serum
what would a physician use to counteract an overdose of coumadin?
Vitamin K
Name 2 things that might cause the specific gravity of urine to be abnormally high?
Dehydration, x-ray dye media and heavy molecules i.e. glucose and protein
what class of immunoglobulin is most commonly involved in multiple myeloma?
IgG
What is the major iron storage compound?
ferritin
Name the major characteristics of campylobacter
bird shaped, gram negative and grows well and 42 degrees
what organism is associated with “rice water” stools?
vibrio cholera
name the genus and species of pinworm
enertobius vermicularis
what is the equation to correct a WBC count when NRBCs are present?
WBC X 100/ NRBCs + 100
what is used to perform a reverse ABO in regards to patient and reagent>?
patients serum
A1 + B cells
what units of blood can a B+ person recieve?
B+ B- O+-
what units of blood can a O- person recieve?
O- only
what units of blood can a A+ person recieve?
A+- O+-
what immune-mediated condition is characterized by a low platelet count and is found primarily in children?
Ideopathic thrombocytopenia purpera
ITP
rouleaux is very common and observed in peripheral smears in these patients
MM
The catalase test is used to differentiate between which types of organisms?
staph and strep
what is used to create an auto control?
patient RBCs and patient serum
when is Rhogam indicated?
Rh - mother Rh + baby
what reagents are used in performing ABO/Rh typing?
ABO (anti-A, Anti-B)
Rh (anti-D)
active immunity
formation of specific antibody by the host induced exposure to an infectious agent (vaccination)
passive immunity
transfer of Abs derived from another individual (mothers milk)
adoptive immunity
produced by the transfer of Ag sensitive lymphs from an actively immunized donor to a nonimmune recipient.
