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21 Cards in this Set
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What is the study of blood?
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Hematology
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What are the terms that mean the formation of blood?
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Hemopoeisis & hematopoeisis
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Where does the formation of blood primarily take place?
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Bone marrow
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What are erythrocytes? What do they do & how do they do it?
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Red blood cells. They carry oxygen to the brain & CO2 to the lungs through hemoglobin
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What is hemoglobin?
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Protein molecule attached to RBC that contains an iron pigment that gives RBC their color
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What is included in a CBC?
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RBC count
WBC count Platelet count Hemoglobin Hematocrit Differential RBC indices |
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What could an increase in the number of WBC mean?
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Acute infections
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What could a decrease in WBC mean?
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Viral infection, result of chemotherapy or radiation
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What does the hemoglobin measure?
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The oxygen carrying capacity of RBC. Aids in determining blood loss & anemia, dehydration
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What is a hematocrit?
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A CLIA waived test; quick easy method for determining the volume of packed RBC in a given volume of blood
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Male hematocrit results
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42-52%
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Female hemoglobin count
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12-16 g/dL
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WBC count for adults
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4500-11000 cu / mm
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What's a panel?
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A group of tests ordered by the physician
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What is BUN
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Blood, urea, nitrogen
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What is HDL
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High density lipoprotein & is "good" cholesterol
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What is LDL? What happens if LDL gets too high?
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Low density lipoprotein, "bad" cholesterol; if LDL gets too high, coronary artery disease,
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When should the provider be alerted during a GTT?
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When the patient shows symptoms of severe hypoglycemia
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What causes Mono
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The Epstein-Barr virus
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What is clumping of the blood cells called?
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Agglutination
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What medication is administered to the mother at 28 weeks gestation & again after delivery to prevent hemolytic disease of the newborn
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RhoGAM
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