hematology

Question 1

hematology?

Answer 1

an area of medicine concerned with study of the cellular elements.

Question 2

WBC?

Answer 2

white blood cells

Question 3

RBC?

Answer 3

red blood cell

Question 4

White blood cells?

Answer 4

leukocytes

Question 5

red blood cells?

Answer 5

erythrocytes

Question 6

platelets?

Answer 6

thrombocytes

Question 7

hemostasis?

Answer 7

coagulation and fibrinolysis

Question 8

hematology test can be?

Answer 8

quantitative or qualitative

Question 9

function of blood circulation?

Answer 9

deliver o2, nutrients, water and hormones to tissue and cells. remove co2, waste from tissue cells. regulate body temp, protection against infection.

Question 10

arteries?

Answer 10

carry oxygenated blood, thick walled, elastic and muscular.

Question 11

veins?

Answer 11

carry deoxygenated blood, not as thick as arteries.

Question 12

capillaries?

Answer 12

carry deoxygenated blood, not as thick as arteries.

Question 13

composition of blood?

Answer 13

5L in normal adults, plasma 50-60% whole blood volume, more than 90% water

Question 14

cells rbc?

Answer 14

rbc=most numerous hemaglobin transport 02 to tissue and co2 to lungs.

Question 15

cells wbc?

Answer 15

least numerous, associated with immunity and defense from infection.

Question 16

cells platelets?

Answer 16

important in hemotosis, formation of platelet plug, release of chemical in coagulation cascade.

Question 17

hematopoiesis?

Answer 17

most formed in bone marrow, allblood cells derived from the hematopoietic stem cell.

Question 18

hematological disease?

Answer 18

leukemia, anemia, thrombocytopenia

Question 19

leukemia?

Answer 19

produce to many WBCs

Question 20

anemia?

Answer 20

decrease of RBCs, blood lost

Question 21

thrombocytopenia?

Answer 21

decrease number of plalets.

Question 22

diseases can be inherited ?

Answer 22

true

Question 23

anticoagulants?

Answer 23

EDTA, lavender vacutainer

Question 24

coagulants?

Answer 24

sodium citrate, light blue tube vacutainer, critical fill.

Question 25

CBC?

Answer 25

complete blood count

Question 26

CBC test?

Answer 26

performed on whole blood, most frequently requested test, EDTA anticoagulant

Question 27

hemoglobin?

Answer 27

primary consist of RBC, 98% of rbc protein, gives rbc their color, transport co2 from tissue to lungs and o2 from lungs to tissue.

Question 28

hematocrit?

Answer 28

estimates patients' rbc volume, performed using microhematocrit,blood seperates in 3 layers,

Question 29

3 layers?

Answer 29

red blood cells=bottom, wbc=middle, platelets=middle, plasma=top.

Question 30

blood smears?

Answer 30

made with EDTA anticoagulant, made within 2h, stained within 1h

Question 31

hemorrhage?

Answer 31

blood lost