Hematology Flashcards
(37 cards)
What is the make up of the blood
plasma and formed elements
what are the formed elements
suspended in plasma
finite lifespan
originate from stem stems
erythrocytes
leucocytes (grannular, agrannular)
thrombocytes
What is included in plasma proteins
ALbumin
Globulins
Fibrinogen
describe albumin
vascular
transport
metabolic
manufactor in liver
Describe globulins
alpha transportation of iron
beta transportation of iron
gamma
produced in liver
Describe fibrinogen
clotting
produced in liver
What is hematopoiesis
blood formation on myeloid side
what cells come from myeloid cells
what cells come from lymphoid cells
what are descriptions of erythrocytes (rbcs)
- tissue oxyegnation
- contains hemoglobin (gas, electrolyte)
- biconcave disk
- live 120 days
- no nucleus
- flexible
- no cytoplasm
Types of Hemoglobin
HB A: oxygen carrying
HB F: Fetal
HB S: Sickle Cell
HB A1C: glycosylated
Hemoglobin formation
Composed 4 polypeptide chain( alpha 1, alpha 2, beta 1, beta 2)
1 hgb carries 4 oxyegn atom
what is erythopoiesis
steps in bone marrow
look into bone marrow function
Why do people with chronic lung disease often have an increased RBC count
what does increased reticulocyte mean (after blood loss)
indicated that the bone marrow is working hard to keep up with RBC loss
what is a blast cell
what is a band
what does shift to left mean
what are different components of WBC labs
